Tormey Surname

113,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,087 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Samoa

Tormey Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish Tormach (nepotic-genit.—form O'Tormaigh) [from the Irish verb tormach-aim. I increase, magnify; tormach, m., an increase, augmentation]

Tormey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9441:186,45018,545
Ireland8621:5,463861
Australia5351:50,4596,281
England2681:207,90317,929
Samoa2031:955301
Argentina1391:307,50724,515
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Israel101:855,76354,181
Wales51:618,90625,852
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2381:18,6132,241
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3961:126,81512,228

Tormey (19) may also be a first name.

Tormey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish Tormach (nepotic-genit.—form O'Tormaigh) [from the Irish verb tormach-aim. I increase, magnify; tormach, m., an increase, augmentation]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Tormaigh Co. Longford and adjacent parts of Westmeath and Gavan. SIF 148

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Tormey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tormey is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tormey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 113,218th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,783,104 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Tormey are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 19 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,944 people, or 1 in 186,450. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 16 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Massachusetts, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Tormey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tormey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tormey last name increased 491 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 362 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 547 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tormey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tormey last name are 9.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.1% registered with the political party.

The amount Tormey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.02% less than the national average, earning R 28,476 per year; in United States they earn 15.32% more than the national average, earning $49,760 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.06% less than the national average, earning $48,161 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thormey921/
Tourmey920/
Torme91266/
Tormy919/
Tormes834,271/
Tarmey83501/
Tormet83302/
Tormay83161/
Tormue8398/
Termey8391/
Thorme8323/
Tourme8321/
Tormez8316/
Tormeh839/
Tormer834/
Tormoy834/
Tormee833/
Tormae831/
Torrme831/
Tormie831/
Turmey830/
Tormme830/
Tourmieye801/
Tourmez7747/
Thormer7741/
Tormesh7716/
Tormett7710/
Thormez775/
Tormeth773/
Tormeus771/
Tourmer771/
Thourmy771/
Tormyie771/
Tormayi771/
Tohrmes771/
Tourmie771/
Thormoe771/
Tarmiey771/
Tourmay770/
Torma739,077/
Terme731,546/
Turme73239/
Tarmy73129/
Tormi7339/
Tarme7333/
Turmy7313/
Termy737/
Tormé734/
Türme732/
Törme731/
Tourmetz719/
Tormis674,893/
Therme67436/
Turmes67322/
Tharme67283/
Turmet67124/
Tormaa6783/
Törmer6778/
Turmyi6774/
Turmer6767/
Thermy6767/
Tourmi6761/
Tormas6752/
Turmys6750/
Tormaš6746/
Turmiy6734/
Tarmue6734/
Tarmet6729/
Tormah6729/
Tormoi6727/
Thorma6725/
Tarmeh6725/
Thormé6723/
Tarmie6720/
Termea6720/
Termeh6719/
Termei6719/
Tormai6717/
Tormad6712/
Tormma6710/
Tarmer679/
Tourma679/
Termie678/
Tarmez678/
Tormou677/
Tarmes676/
Turmue676/
Tormaz675/
Turmay675/
Tormat674/
Turmei673/
Tormii673/
Tarmea672/
Tarmay672/
Tormiz672/
Tormér672/
Termme671/
Tarmiy671/
Thormi671/
Tarmei671/
Tórmes671/
Turmoy671/
Tormio671/
Turmed671/
Tarmed671/
Tarmme671/
Thurmy670/

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