Story Surname
Approximately 37,893 people bear this surname
Story 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.
Read More About This SurnameStory Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25,866 | 1:14,013 | 1,745 |
| Egypt | 3,508 | 1:26,207 | 2,927 |
| England | 1,373 | 1:40,581 | 5,218 |
| Australia | 1,240 | 1:21,771 | 3,011 |
| Iran | 961 | 1:79,899 | 8,153 |
| Canada | 861 | 1:42,794 | 5,312 |
| Iraq | 838 | 1:41,792 | 1,770 |
| Malawi | 601 | 1:28,484 | 4,289 |
| Saudi Arabia | 596 | 1:51,772 | 7,760 |
| Poland | 302 | 1:125,857 | 18,592 |
| New Zealand | 283 | 1:16,001 | 2,792 |
| Malaysia | 141 | 1:209,179 | 12,210 |
| Netherlands | 137 | 1:123,264 | 19,295 |
| Indonesia | 133 | 1:994,355 | 72,948 |
| Zimbabwe | 107 | 1:144,283 | 18,537 |
| Yemen | 107 | 1:246,965 | 9,205 |
| Venezuela | 81 | 1:372,890 | 7,910 |
| Scotland | 72 | 1:74,359 | 5,625 |
| France | 68 | 1:976,805 | 110,007 |
| Brazil | 66 | 1:3,243,550 | 93,057 |
| Syria | 53 | 1:364,170 | 4,757 |
| Belgium | 45 | 1:255,481 | 31,256 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Mexico | 29 | 1:4,280,214 | 27,059 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Cook Islands | 15 | 1:1,212 | 304 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| Lebanon | 12 | 1:469,757 | 12,312 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Palestine | 12 | 1:379,071 | 11,768 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 1:13,235,151 | 2,948 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 66 | 1:67,119 | 5,026 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,707 | 1:14,280 | 2,136 |
| Scotland | 128 | 1:29,244 | 2,539 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:60,324 | 2,968 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:5,427 | 530 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,425 | 1:6,763 | 853 |
The alternate forms: Störy (3) are calculated separately.
Story (3,495) may also be a first name.
Story 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.
= Store (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y.
(English) Descendant of little Store or Stori (strong, powerful).
1. See Story. 2. Said to be the same name with Storer. B.L.G.
The Scandinavian Stori. See Storr. Stori and Storius occur before the making of Domesday. They were probably of Danish blood.
From Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse stór, great. Stori is a Scandinavian name, and we have the English names Storr and Store.
Story Demographics
Average Story Salary in
United States
$42,211 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Story Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Story Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Story occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Störy. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Story? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 14,703rd most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 192,319 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Story reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Story is also the 120,113th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 3,495 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 25,866 people, or 1 in 14,013. In The United States Story is most frequent in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Tennessee, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States Story exists in 87 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 9 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.
Story Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Story has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 348 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 20 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 44 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 42 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Story Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Story last name is predominantly Anglican (53%) in Ireland, Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Alawite (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Story surname are 17.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.1% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Story earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning 441,151 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.94% less than the national average, earning R 211,644 per year; in United States they earn 2.17% less than the national average, earning $42,211 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.7% more than the national average, earning $54,004 CAD per year.
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Story Reference & Research
Story DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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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