Surrey Surname
Approximately 2,193 people bear this surname
Surrey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Surrey'; compare Wiltshire, Darbyshire, Lancaster, Devonish, Cornwall, Kent, &c.
John de Surreye, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1746. Married — Peter Walker and Elizabeth Surry: St.
Read More About This SurnameSurrey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 667 | 1:48,206 | 1,706 |
| England | 476 | 1:117,055 | 11,917 |
| United States | 443 | 1:818,192 | 62,826 |
| Germany | 303 | 1:265,695 | 28,336 |
| New Zealand | 96 | 1:47,170 | 7,685 |
| Australia | 56 | 1:482,066 | 36,890 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 21 | 1:64,951 | 5,118 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 270 | 1:90,279 | 9,372 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Surrey (441) may also be a first name.
Surrey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Surrey'; compare Wiltshire, Darbyshire, Lancaster, Devonish, Cornwall, Kent, &c.
John de Surreye, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1746. Married — Peter Walker and Elizabeth Surry: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
(English) belonging to Surrey, the Middle English Surreye, A. - Sax. Suðríg (dat. Suðríge) = the Southern Waterside (of the Thames opp. old London) [Old English súðra, prop. the compar. of súð, south + í(e)g, waterside, etc.] “súð ofer Temese on Súðrige.''—A.-Sax. Chron., A.D. 851.
Cp. South rey.
The county. Or from the French, Surée, Sury; a personal name.
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Surrey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Surrey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Surrey (Arabic: سوراي, Marathi: सुरय, Russian: Суррей) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Surrey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Surrey is the 192,064th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 3,323,094 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 37 percent of Surrey reside; 31 percent reside in South Asia and 31 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 408,221st most widely held given name on earth, borne by 441 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 667 people, or 1 in 48,206. In Afghanistan Surrey is most prevalent in: Takhar, where 40 percent reside, Badakhshan, where 40 percent reside and Kabul, where 6 percent reside. Not including Afghanistan it occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.
Surrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Surrey has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,772 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Surrey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Surrey surname are 6.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.61% being registered with the party.
The amount Surrey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.44% less than the national average, earning R 15,588 per year; in United States they earn 27.41% more than the national average, earning $54,976 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning $52,729 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Surrey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Surrey in the Marathi language | ||
| सुरय | suraya | - |
| Surrey in the Russian language | ||
| Суррей | surrej | - |
| Surrey in the Arabic language | ||
| سوراي | swray | - |
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Footnotes
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