Surry Surname

471,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Surry Surname Definition:

Probably from Surrey in England. Walter Sury or de Sury, first recorded prebendary of Balhelvy, appears as witness in 1321 (REA., I, p. 47). Thom Surry was tenant of the east half of Grange of Balbrogi, 1473 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 185).

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Surry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3171:1,143,40482,127
England2601:214,30018,301
Canada391:944,75971,777
Australia291:930,88655,860
France151:4,428,181244,602
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
India71:109,580,769786,157
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1551:157,26013,677
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Surry (219) may also be a first name.

Surry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably from Surrey in England. Walter Sury or de Sury, first recorded prebendary of Balhelvy, appears as witness in 1321 (REA., I, p. 47). Thom Surry was tenant of the east half of Grange of Balbrogi, 1473 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 185).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Surry Last Name Facts

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

Surry is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Surry? popularity and diffusion

The last name Surry is the 471,721st most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,249,713 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Surry are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Surry is also the 609,814th most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 219 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 317 people, or 1 in 1,143,404. In The United States Surry is most frequent in: Georgia, where 25 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Louisiana, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 37 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Surry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Surry has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 308 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 168 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Surry Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Surry surname are 15.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.52% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Surry earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.45% less than the national average, earning $37,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.95% less than the national average, earning $46,726 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scurry912,998/
Surrey912,193/
Surroy91160/
Surray9197/
Sourry9118/
Shurry912/
Seurry911/
Suerry911/
Saurry911/
Sury894,406/
Shurroy8357/
Scurrey8343/
Surraya8342/
Sourrys8318/
Shurrey833/
Surreys832/
Shurray831/
Sourray831/
Shourry831/
Sourrey831/
Shaurry831/
Scurroy830/
Schurry830/
Scurray830/
Curry80121,549/
Suruy804,208/
Suryo803,678/
Soury802,278/
Surra801,320/
Sorry801,309/
Saury801,289/
Suray80849/
Suryi80747/
Suriy80661/
Surey80490/
Surer80452/
Shury80360/
Surre80348/
Suroy80256/
Suryś80247/
Jurry80232/
Seury80159/
Siury8071/
Surri8066/
Surys8053/
Suery8042/
Scury8021/
Suhry8014/
Zurry8011/
Suryy803/
Surrá803/
Sutry801/
Çurry801/
Szury801/
Surré801/
Shurrauy779/
Suraya737,268/
Currey735,773/
Saurer732,583/
Jhurry731,649/
Seurey73704/
Seurre73665/
Suraiy73515/
Seurer73500/
Surgey73404/
Shoury73330/
Shurey73323/
Schury73288/
Surgay73261/
Sauray73241/
Curray73197/
Saurey73186/
Shaury73161/
Surhyo73120/
Surrer7395/
Suhrer7393/
Sourri7390/
Surahy7387/
Suiray7387/
Churry7384/
Surych7373/
Shurri7366/
Shurer7359/
Surrie7358/
Saurre7339/
Shuray7337/
Sorrey7337/
Sahury7334/
Scoury7328/
Soutry7325/
Sourra7325/
Souray7322/
Surroi7321/
Surres7316/
Jourry7316/
Shuruy7313/
Surret7313/
Surycz7312/
Souruy7310/
Sauriy7310/
Shirry739/
Sourey736/
Surrej736/
Szurys736/
Shuryi735/
Shorry734/
Sutray734/
Surrez734/
Sorray734/
Surysz734/
Shzury734/
Shurys734/
Suryts734/
Shuryy733/
Sujryo733/
Dcurry733/
Szurra733/
Sorroy733/
Surrio733/
Sourer732/
Suhrey732/
Curroy732/
Surreh732/
Sourre732/
Sgoury732/
Saurra732/
Saurré732/
Saurys732/
Surraj732/
Surree732/
Shuriy731/
Scuiry731/
Seurys731/
Suryoj731/
Susroy731/
Suthry731/
Sutrey731/
Suresr731/
Surouy731/
Surrgi731/
Surrit731/
Suurey731/
Souroy731/
Sorriy731/
Seuray731/
Seutry731/
Suirre731/
Shurra731/
Shusry731/
Sourys731/
Sureer731/
Surhiy731/
Surhay731/
Suhray731/
Sautry730/
Currry730/
Sauroy730/
Scurey730/
Curriy730/
Suerey730/
Shurhy730/
Shurre730/
Suirer730/
Jurray730/
Scuray730/
Suri6766,352/
Sory6732,757/
Sura6730,269/
Sure6711,358/
Jury6711,008/
Cury679,777/
Souraya671,365/
Surrett671,357/
Surj67544/
Surý67540/
Surá67513/
Courroy67347/
Sourris67172/
Surritt67144/
Sourrih67136/
Surí67112/
Zury67100/
Jhaurry6788/
Churray6759/
Chourry6759/
Sautray6752/
Schuery6745/
Jaurrey6745/
Schurra6737/
Sautrey6732/
Shurrie6726/
Shourer6725/
Shoutry6722/
Scourey6720/
Schuray6720/
Seurret6717/
Zourray6715/
Surzhyi6714/
Shurhay6713/
Surhaya6713/
Shaurer6713/
Surresh6711/
Suhyryi6711/
Shirray6710/
Šury678/
Schorry677/
Schuriy676/
Surgaya676/
Surrich676/
Süry676/
Shurgay674/
Sauraya674/
Suthray674/
Shuuruy674/
Surrest673/
Suraaya673/
Xury673/
Schurre673/
Shuraya673/
Shurych672/
Shorrey672/
Sceurer672/
Shauray672/
Surayje672/
Suré672/
Jourray672/
Suiraya671/
Shurysh671/
Shirrey671/
Seurerr671/
Surahiy671/
Surrait671/
Sheurer671/
Shurrer671/
Southry671/
Suitray671/
Shouroy671/
Shirriy671/
Souriey671/
Souyrys671/
Sourres671/
Sauoury671/
Saurret671/
Súry671/
Surhyth671/
Surreij671/
Surrois671/
Sutrych671/
D'Curry671/
Shaurey671/
Surraja671/
Seurrei671/
Shaurre671/
Surraia671/
Sheurey670/
Schutry670/
Scirrey670/
Saurris670/
Shurret670/
Courray670/
Shuirer670/
Sshurer670/
Shurrid670/
Shuerre670/
Hhcurry670/

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