Torry Surname

229,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Torry Surname Definition:

1 like Terry1, a contraction of Theo- doric, q.v.

2 like Torrence2, used for the Irish Toirdhealbhach: v. Torley.

Torry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9321:388,90434,194
Canada2441:151,00715,383
England2241:248,74120,175
Australia591:457,55435,515
Argentina471:909,43458,335
Scotland441:121,6787,769
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Wales271:114,6128,773
Trinidad and Tobago181:75,7765,658
Belgium171:676,27358,718
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
India61:127,844,230863,365
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
France21:33,211,361423,184
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1461:166,95514,226
Scotland951:39,4023,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7461:67,3177,303

Torry (2,617) may also be a first name.

Torry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 like Terry1, a contraction of Theo- doric, q.v.

2 like Torrence2, used for the Irish Toirdhealbhach: v. Torley.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish, English) One who came from Torrie (hill), the name of places in Kincardineshire and Fife, or from Torry, in Aberdeen; descendant of Torry, a pet form of Theodoric (gift of God).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

An Edinburgh surname. In some parts of Scotland tory is a term expressive of great indignation or contempt. Jamieson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. Torr, Gaelic, a conical hill or mountain, a mound, a grave, a tower; piled up, formed into heaps; to heap up, to bury.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A baronial name. Henry and Richard de Tury, Turi, or Turri, Normandy 1180-95, and the Castle and Barony of Turry (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Jordan and Simon de Turri, Engl. 1189 (Rot. Pip.).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Dutch, Torres; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Torry Last Name Facts

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

The surname Torry is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torry? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 229,425th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,126,583 people. The last name Torry occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Torry are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 143,645th most prevalent given name on earth, held by 2,617 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 932 people, or 1 in 388,904. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 15 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Missouri, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 44 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Torry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Torry has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Torry last name expanded 125 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 54 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Torry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Torry last name are 2.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Torry earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 217.24% more than the national average, earning R 753,876 per year; in United States they earn 4.7% less than the national average, earning $41,122 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.42% more than the national average, earning $50,885 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torrey916,600/
Thorry9176/
Torray9123/
Tourry912/
Torruy911/
Tory891,957/
Torreys8316/
Tourrey8316/
Tuorrey833/
Tourray832/
Torriey831/
Thourry831/
Toorrey830/
Terry80149,257/
Torre8058,747/
Torra805,066/
Torri804,564/
Tarry804,147/
Toury801,251/
Toriy801,097/
Torey801,076/
Toroy80814/
Tohry80552/
Toryo80544/
Toory80533/
Thory80465/
Toray80408/
Totry80141/
Turry80135/
Torer8060/
Torré8021/
Torzy8019/
Toery808/
Toryd807/
Toiry804/
Toryi803/
Torys803/
Torrá803/
Toruy801/
Toyry801/
Torrè801/
Toryz801/
Toryś801/
Torhy801/
Torres733,657,507/
Torrez73164,677/
Touray7361,864/
Thoriy732,976/
Toraya732,316/
Tourey732,009/
Torrie731,639/
Terrey73985/
Tarray73839/
Tourre73833/
Torris73809/
Torrea73610/
Therry73608/
Thoray73585/
Terray73509/
Torred73462/
Torgay73414/
Thoury73362/
Tooray73314/
Thorey73272/
Turrey73263/
Tourra73211/
Toiray73194/
Thorri73145/
Torrio73111/
Torret7380/
Terroy7374/
Thoiry7372/
Tarrey7355/
Turray7355/
Torrei7349/
Thorre7341/
Torrid7341/
Torrès7333/
Torraj7331/
Totrri7326/
Tourri7322/
Tourré7321/
Torree7317/
Torych7316/
Turrys7313/
Torrer7312/
Toorré7310/
Tharry739/
Toorey735/
Torreh735/
Thorré735/
Toorre735/
Terryy734/
Thosry734/
Torriz734/
Torrit734/
Torgoy733/
Tarryo733/
Tarroy733/
Tourer732/
Terrry731/
Toraiy731/
Torhey731/
Torrai731/
Torrui731/
Torrze731/
Tosrey731/
Totrey731/
Ttorri731/
Teerry731/
Torrês731/
Torrre731/
Torrés731/
Toyray731/
Toyrer731/
Torreß731/
Torrèz731/
Torrej731/
Toriey731/
Tohriy731/
Tourzy731/
Toutry731/
Touriy731/
Thoery731/
Tterry731/
Teurry731/
Thurry730/
Tourys730/
Toerey730/
Torgey730/
Toreey730/
Ttorey730/
Toirer730/
Tousry730/
Tora6716,998/
Tori6714,726/
Tore6711,686/
Tourret671,528/
Tury671,145/
Tary67948/
Thoiray67858/
Tery67672/
Tourres67441/
Torress67427/
Tarraya67254/
Thorrez67227/
Torrres67151/
Túry67111/
Torj67103/
Thourey6761/
Torrech6760/
Torrees6744/
Toré6733/
Torá6723/
Torrest6722/
Thoirey6720/
Toorres6716/
Ttorres6716/
Therrey6715/
Téry6714/
Torreas6713/
Touraya6712/
Tourrès6712/
Thorree6712/
Tharrey6710/
Torresd679/
Tourrez679/
Torrezz678/
Türy678/
Torrich676/
Dtorres674/
Totrres674/
Tourris673/
Torreis673/
Torresr673/
Thourer673/
Totrraj673/
Torrais672/
Torrish672/
Torrett672/
Torréss672/
D'Terry672/
Torroha672/
Torriss671/
Dtorrez671/
Tooriey671/
Toorrez671/
Torieyh671/
Torrist671/
Torritt671/
Thorher671/
Thurrey671/
Torrrez671/
Toirres671/
Torrões671/
Torreds671/
Torè671/
Torrets671/
Torí671/
Totrycz671/
Tourrés671/
Theurry671/
Thorroi671/
Toirrez671/
Tohraya671/
Turraya671/
Thorhay671/
Thurray670/
Thorret670/
Thorrie670/

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