Surr Surname
Approximately 271 people bear this surname
Surr Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sayer,' one of the endless forms of this once popular font-name; v. Sayer.
Ser Manneisin, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter fil. Sere, Nottinghamshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameSurr Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 151 | 1:368,994 | 26,171 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 180 | 1:135,419 | 12,405 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Surr (25) may also be a first name.
Surr Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sayer,' one of the endless forms of this once popular font-name; v. Sayer.
Ser Manneisin, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter fil. Sere, Nottinghamshire, ibid.
1730. Married — John Surr and Elizabeth Booth: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1785. — George Surr and Margaret Wilkinson: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) prob. for the Middle English and Middle Scottish ser, sere, etymologically more correct than sir, sire: v. Sire.
"Gud Ser, behald, and thu may se . .”—Scot. Legends of the Saints (Machor and Dewynik).
Hardly, for more than one reason, for the Scandinavian sur [Old Norse sur-r], ‘sour,’ ‘sullen’.
Surr Demographics
Average Surr Salary in
United States
$37,518 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Surr Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Surr Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Surr (Russian: Сурр) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Surr? popularity and diffusion
The surname Surr is the 961,438th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. Surr occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Surr reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 25 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 368,994. In England Surr is primarily found in: South Yorkshire, where 29 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 13 percent reside and West Midlands, where 11 percent reside. Excluding England it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.
Surr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Surr has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Surr surname fell 16 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 213 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Surr Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Surr last name are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.23% registered with the party.
Surr earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.05% less than the national average, earning $37,518 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scurr | 89 | 1,705 | / |
| Shurr | 89 | 475 | / |
| Surre | 89 | 348 | / |
| Sourr | 89 | 19 | / |
| Seurr | 89 | 5 | / |
| Suhrr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Surrr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Saurr | 89 | 0 | / |
| Siurr | 89 | 0 | / |
| Sur | 86 | 75,609 | / |
| Schurr | 80 | 6,540 | / |
| Seurre | 80 | 665 | / |
| Saurre | 80 | 39 | / |
| Shuirr | 80 | 11 | / |
| Sourre | 80 | 2 | / |
| Suirre | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shurrd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scurrh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Shurre | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sutr | 75 | 14,552 | / |
| Suhr | 75 | 14,011 | / |
| Sure | 75 | 11,358 | / |
| Saur | 75 | 8,463 | / |
| Sour | 75 | 8,271 | / |
| Shur | 75 | 3,596 | / |
| Curr | 75 | 1,341 | / |
| Surd | 75 | 944 | / |
| Seur | 75 | 678 | / |
| Suur | 75 | 659 | / |
| Scur | 75 | 380 | / |
| Surt | 75 | 356 | / |
| Szur | 75 | 303 | / |
| Suir | 75 | 231 | / |
| Surh | 75 | 174 | / |
| Siur | 75 | 142 | / |
| Zurr | 75 | 83 | / |
| Sorr | 75 | 73 | / |
| Jurr | 75 | 73 | / |
| Surp | 75 | 35 | / |
| Surz | 75 | 34 | / |
| Sjur | 75 | 17 | / |
| Sgur | 75 | 9 | / |
| Susr | 75 | 4 | / |
| Zsur | 75 | 1 | / |
| Suyr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hsur | 75 | 1 | / |
| Suirrzz | 73 | 19 | / |
| Schurre | 73 | 3 | / |
| Schuhrr | 73 | 2 | / |
| Scheurr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shaurre | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schuurr | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schaurr | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schur | 67 | 6,441 | / |
| Suire | 67 | 5,064 | / |
| Saure | 67 | 4,159 | / |
| Shure | 67 | 2,731 | / |
| Shour | 67 | 2,451 | / |
| Sourd | 67 | 1,662 | / |
| Shorr | 67 | 1,390 | / |
| Sahur | 67 | 774 | / |
| Seure | 67 | 550 | / |
| Soure | 67 | 450 | / |
| Sohur | 67 | 251 | / |
| Shuur | 67 | 215 | / |
| Courr | 67 | 173 | / |
| Sourt | 67 | 171 | / |
| Shaur | 67 | 115 | / |
| Shuir | 67 | 114 | / |
| Churr | 67 | 108 | / |
| Sourp | 67 | 69 | / |
| Zurre | 67 | 35 | / |
| Suyre | 67 | 29 | / |
| Suttr | 67 | 28 | / |
| Shurp | 67 | 21 | / |
| Jurre | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sourh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Surzh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Szaur | 67 | 13 | / |
| Susre | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shurt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shurz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Seurt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sheur | 67 | 6 | / |
| Surtt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Scuhr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jhurr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saurt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sauër | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saurd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sgaur | 67 | 3 | / |
| Çurre | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shurd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soorr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suthr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Surph | 67 | 2 | / |
| Szurz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saurz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sceur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seuhr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suird | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sousr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souhr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souïr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suurt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rzurr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siurh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Surhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Surdt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scuir | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shuhr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Suuhr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zuirr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sausr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shurh | 67 | 0 | / |
Surr Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Surr in the Russian language | ||
| Сурр | surr | - |
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