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.
Surrey Demographics
Surrey Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Surrey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Surrey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Surrey (Arabic: سوراي, Marathi: सुरय, Russian: Суррей) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Surrey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 192,064th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,323,094 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 37 percent of Surrey are found; 31 percent are found in South Asia and 31 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Surrey is also the 408,221st most common given name in the world It is held by 441 people.
Surrey is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 667 people, or 1 in 48,206. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Takhar, where 40 percent live, Badakhshan, where 40 percent live and Kabul, where 6 percent live. Excluding Afghanistan Surrey occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.
Surrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Surrey has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Surrey surname grew 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,772 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Surrey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Surrey surname are 6.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.61% being registered with the political 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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