Tormey Surname
Approximately 4,087 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,944 | 1:186,450 | 18,545 |
| Ireland | 862 | 1:5,463 | 861 |
| Australia | 535 | 1:50,459 | 6,281 |
| England | 268 | 1:207,903 | 17,929 |
| Samoa | 203 | 1:955 | 301 |
| Argentina | 139 | 1:307,507 | 24,515 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 238 | 1:18,613 | 2,241 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 49 | 1:497,457 | 27,315 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 396 | 1:126,815 | 12,228 |
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]
Ó Tormaigh Co. Longford and adjacent parts of Westmeath and Gavan. SIF 148
Tormey Demographics
Average Male Tormey Height
177.89 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tormey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tormey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tormey is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tormey? popularity and diffusion
It is the 113,218th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,783,104 people. Tormey is primarily found 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. Tormey is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 19 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,944 people, or 1 in 186,450. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 16 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.
Tormey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Tormey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Tormey last name are 9.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.1% being 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.
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Footnotes
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