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
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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) is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Surr.
How Common Is The Last Name Surr? popularity and diffusion
It is the 961,438th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Surr are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles. Surr is also the 2,136,160th most common forename throughout the world, held by 25 people.
The last name Surr is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 368,994. In England Surr is most common in: South Yorkshire, where 29 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 13 percent live and West Midlands, where 11 percent live. Aside from England Surr exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.
Surr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Surr has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 16 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 213 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Surr Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Surr last name are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for 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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