Storry Surname

405,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Storry Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Storr' (which see), popularly Storry.

Thomas Storre, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Storre, 1379: ibid.

Roger Storre, 1379: ibid.

Storey is still among the most familiar of Yorkshire names, but it has become, of necessity, mixed with Storer, which also is well established in that county.

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Storry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4391:126,92012,677
Canada1991:185,15418,322
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Australia461:586,86342,409
Scotland191:281,78013,396
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3121:78,1268,460
Scotland681:55,0473,627
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Storry (27) may also be a first name.

Storry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Storr' (which see), popularly Storry.

Thomas Storre, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Storre, 1379: ibid.

Roger Storre, 1379: ibid.

Storey is still among the most familiar of Yorkshire names, but it has become, of necessity, mixed with Storer, which also is well established in that county.

Johannes Staury, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1554. John Williams and Agnes Storry: Marriage Lic. (London).

1576. Baptised — Christopher Storey: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

= Storr (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -e)y,-ie.

Cp. Stor(e)y.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. See Story. 2. Said to be the same name with Storer. B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Scandinavian Stori. See Storr. Stori and Storius occur before the making of Domesday. They were probably of Danish blood.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse stór, great. Stori is a Scandinavian name, and we have the English names Storr and Store.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Storry Last Name Facts

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

The surname Storry occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Storry? popularity and diffusion

Storry is the 405,848th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,444,433 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Storry reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 27 people.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 439 people, or 1 in 126,920. In England it is most frequent in: North Yorkshire, where 14 percent reside, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 11 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Beside England Storry occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Storry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Storry has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 141 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 116 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 72 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Storry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Storry are 11.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.62% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Storry earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 19.39% more than the national average, earning $51,515 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.67% less than the national average, earning $46,866 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Storrey92108/
Storroy921/
Storray920/
Story9137,893/
Storey8344,404/
Storer8311,686/
Sterry832,257/
Starry831,351/
Storri83476/
Storøy83385/
Storay83212/
Storre83150/
Sthory8348/
Stohry8342/
Storoy8330/
Stoery8328/
Sturry8311/
Storys838/
Stoury838/
Shtory834/
Storiy833/
Storra833/
Storzy832/
Storrie772,009/
Storrer771,626/
Stohrer77628/
Sterrey7734/
Sturrey7721/
Stoirer7717/
Storres779/
Starrey776/
Storerr776/
Sturray776/
Storycz772/
Storeys771/
Storeyt771/
Storrez771/
Storris771/
Storrza771/
Stourer771/
Sthorey771/
Storrøe771/
Stosray771/
Stotrey771/
Storeyd771/
Shtoury771/
Storeey770/
Storrit770/
Stoorer770/
Sthorer770/
Store737,152/
Stary732,404/
Stora731,400/
Stori731,023/
Stury7358/
Stery7346/
Störy733/
Stáry731/
Steurrys7183/
Sttohrer711/
Storherr711/
Storritt710/
Storie674,378/
Storai671,139/
Staryy67994/
Steury67672/
Storez67374/
Starre67345/
Stouri67337/
Staryi67281/
Stores67269/
Starer67198/
Storet67178/
Sturre67150/
Sterri67142/
Sturer67134/
Stoeri67132/
Starey67111/
Störer6786/
Sturey6776/
Storha6753/
Staroy6748/
Storoj6741/
Sterre6736/
Starri6736/
Stariy6732/
Storij6730/
Shtora6729/
Staryh6727/
Stoira6725/
Sztora6725/
Starra6724/
Storio6724/
Sztary6723/
Stoura6717/
Storaa6717/
Stoore6716/
Storiz6716/
Stohre6715/
Storza6715/
Storzi6715/
Staray6712/
Sztore6712/
Starzy6710/
Stoere679/
Storge676/
Storis676/
Staryś676/
Storeh675/
Storea674/
Stūrys674/
Sturys674/
Shtery674/
Steery673/
Storee672/
Shtori672/
Sturoy672/
Staryo672/
Steriy672/
Storep672/
Sturra672/
Sturzy672/
Starré672/
Stored671/
Stoire671/
Storeu671/
Storoa671/
Stotri671/
Sthery671/
Sterey671/
Stuury671/
Större671/
Storgi671/
Starys671/
Sztori671/
Sztáry671/
Starhy670/
Storid670/
Stoure670/
Sturri670/

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