Storrs Surname

149,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Storrs Surname Definition:

is surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Storr.' Anglo-Saxon stor, large, big; Danish stor, large, great. Genitive Storrs; compare Williams, Jenkins, Sec.; v. Storey.

1751. Married — Holland Cooksey and Elizabeth Storrs: St.

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Storrs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2501:161,09316,401
England4251:131,10112,983
Australia1531:176,44217,942
Canada451:818,79163,991
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Ireland111:428,08515,694
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1901:128,29111,943
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6461:77,7388,246

Storrs (29) may also be a first name.

Storrs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

is surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Storr.' Anglo-Saxon stor, large, big; Danish stor, large, great. Genitive Storrs; compare Williams, Jenkins, Sec.; v. Storey.

1751. Married — Holland Cooksey and Elizabeth Storrs: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1784. — John Hewett and Norris Storr: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Storr’s (Son): v. Storr.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse stor, great, vast.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Danish.) From storre, greater, larger, stout, strong.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Westmorland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Storrs Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Storrs Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Storrs is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Storrs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Storrs is the 149,540th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,467,009 people. The last name Storrs occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Storrs reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 29 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 2,250 people, or 1 in 161,093. In The United States Storrs is most numerous in: California, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States Storrs occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Storrs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Storrs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Storrs surname expanded 348 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 224 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Storrs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Storrs surname are 9.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Storrs earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.09% more than the national average, earning $44,912 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23% more than the national average, earning $61,108 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Storrss920/
Stors9176/
Starrs831,359/
Storås83377/
Stours83187/
Sturrs8356/
Sterrs8319/
Stoers839/
Storss837/
Storsh833/
Stotrs831/
Storsz831/
Storse831/
Stoors831/
Storsæt7711/
Sttours776/
Storsch774/
Stars732,645/
Sters7368/
Sturs735/
Stürs731/
Sthorsch711/
Storch6715,593/
Steers673,900/
Steurs671,319/
Storshova6731/
Starsh6719/
Storce6713/
Starås677/
Starss677/
Stahrs676/
Sterås673/
Staars673/
Sturse672/
Starsz672/
Starse671/
Staurs671/
Starsø671/
Stters671/

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Storrs Reference & Research

Story DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Steers FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Story FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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