Surr Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

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.

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Surr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1511:368,99426,171
United States511:7,107,038327,397
France221:3,019,215204,848
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
India51:153,413,076951,030
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1801:135,41912,405
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

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.

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

(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’.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Surr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Surr (Russian: Сурр) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Surr.

How Common Is The Last Name Surr? popularity and diffusion

Surr is the 961,438th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. The surname 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 frequent forename at a global level, held by 25 people.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 368,994. In England Surr is most numerous in: South Yorkshire, where 29 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 13 percent are found and West Midlands, where 11 percent are found. Apart from England this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.

Surr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Surr has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Surr surname contracted 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 carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Surr last name are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.23% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scurr891,705/
Shurr89475/
Surre89348/
Sourr8919/
Seurr895/
Suhrr891/
Surrr891/
Saurr890/
Siurr890/
Sur8675,609/
Schurr806,540/
Seurre80665/
Saurre8039/
Shuirr8011/
Sourre802/
Suirre801/
Shurrd801/
Scurrh800/
Shurre800/
Sutr7514,552/
Suhr7514,011/
Sure7511,358/
Saur758,463/
Sour758,271/
Shur753,596/
Curr751,341/
Surd75944/
Seur75678/
Suur75659/
Scur75380/
Surt75356/
Szur75303/
Suir75231/
Surh75174/
Siur75142/
Zurr7583/
Sorr7573/
Jurr7573/
Surp7535/
Surz7534/
Sjur7517/
Sgur759/
Susr754/
Zsur751/
Suyr751/
Hsur751/
Suirrzz7319/
Schurre733/
Schuhrr732/
Scheurr731/
Shaurre731/
Schuurr730/
Schaurr730/
Schur676,441/
Suire675,064/
Saure674,159/
Shure672,731/
Shour672,451/
Sourd671,662/
Shorr671,390/
Sahur67774/
Seure67550/
Soure67450/
Sohur67251/
Shuur67215/
Courr67173/
Sourt67171/
Shaur67115/
Shuir67114/
Churr67108/
Sourp6769/
Zurre6735/
Suyre6729/
Suttr6728/
Shurp6721/
Jurre6720/
Sourh6718/
Surzh6715/
Szaur6713/
Susre679/
Shurt677/
Shurz677/
Seurt677/
Sheur676/
Surtt676/
Scuhr675/
Jhurr674/
Saurt674/
Sauër674/
Saurd673/
Sgaur673/
Çurre673/
Shurd672/
Soorr672/
Suthr672/
Surph672/
Szurz672/
Saurz671/
Sceur671/
Seuhr671/
Suird671/
Szure671/
Sousr671/
Souhr671/
Sjour671/
Souïr671/
Suurt671/
Rzurr671/
Siurh671/
Surhh671/
Surdt671/
Scuir670/
Shuhr670/
Suuhr670/
Zuirr670/
Sausr670/
Shurh670/

Surr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Surr in the Russian language
Суррsurr-

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