Tory Surname

210,850th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Tory Surname Definition:

Same as Torrey and the Edinburgh name Torry; from Torry, name of places in Scotland, in cos. Kirkardine and Fife. Tory or Torry Island is the name of an island off the north-west coast of Ireland, co. Donegal. Torre is also found as a surname.

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Tory Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Israel4611:18,5632,770
England2451:227,42118,997
Canada931:396,18935,081
Hungary431:228,28618,658
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Ukraine231:1,979,248140,199
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Ivory Coast101:2,307,12339,352
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:243,75417,902
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1981:253,63020,943

Tory (13,008) may also be a first name.

Tory Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Same as Torrey and the Edinburgh name Torry; from Torry, name of places in Scotland, in cos. Kirkardine and Fife. Tory or Torry Island is the name of an island off the north-west coast of Ireland, co. Donegal. Torre is also found as a surname.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Dutch, Torres; a personal name.

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

Tory Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tory (Russian: Торы) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tory? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tory is the 210,850th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,723,835 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Tory live; 46 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Tory is also the 51,250th most common given name globally, held by 13,008 people.

The surname Tory is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 901 people, or 1 in 176,867. Barring Bangladesh it exists in 34 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 24 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Tory Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tory has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Tory surname grew 245 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tory Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Tory earn more than double the average income. In Canada they earn 132.01% more than the national average, earning $115,271 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torry891,766/
Toury891,251/
Toriy891,097/
Torey891,076/
Toroy89814/
Tohry89552/
Toryo89544/
Toory89533/
Thory89465/
Toray89408/
Totry89141/
Torzy8919/
Toery898/
Toryd897/
Toiry894/
Toryi893/
Torys893/
Toruy891/
Toyry891/
Toryz891/
Toryś891/
Torhy891/
Touray8061,864/
Torrey806,600/
Thoriy802,976/
Toraya802,316/
Tourey802,009/
Thoray80585/
Torgay80414/
Thoury80362/
Tooray80314/
Thorey80272/
Toiray80194/
Thorry8076/
Thoiry8072/
Torray8023/
Torych8016/
Toorey805/
Thosry804/
Torgoy803/
Tourry802/
Toraiy801/
Torhey801/
Torruy801/
Tosrey801/
Totrey801/
Toyray801/
Toriey801/
Tohriy801/
Tourzy801/
Toutry801/
Touriy801/
Thoery801/
Tourys800/
Toerey800/
Torgey800/
Toreey800/
Ttorey800/
Tousry800/
Tora7516,998/
Tori7514,726/
Tore7511,686/
Tury751,145/
Tary75948/
Tery75672/
Túry75111/
Torj75103/
Toré7533/
Torá7523/
Téry7514/
Türy758/
Torè751/
Torí751/
Thoiray73858/
Thourey7361/
Thoirey7320/
Torreys7316/
Tourrey7316/
Touraya7312/
Tuorrey733/
Tourray732/
Tooriey731/
Torieyh731/
Torriey731/
Totrycz731/
Thourry731/
Tohraya731/
Thorhay731/
Toorrey730/
Toure671,029,155/
Turay67178,818/
Terry67149,257/
Torre6758,747/
Torii6744,522/
Touré6724,897/
Torio6715,802/
Toriz679,805/
Thore679,335/
Thery678,283/
Touri677,202/
Thori675,159/
Torra675,066/
Torri674,564/
Tarry674,147/
Taray673,431/
Totre673,388/
Tores672,940/
Taroy672,847/
Torai672,697/
Tariy672,501/
Turiy672,002/
Toris671,873/
Toori671,701/
Totri671,419/
Toreh671,340/
Teray671,267/
Turuy671,245/
Torea671,168/
Tohri671,142/
Taryo671,129/
Toura671,087/
Torge67978/
Thury67924/
Teery67790/
Thary67593/
Tuori67519/
Toora67519/
Tarey67490/
Turyi67490/
Toroi67460/
Turøy67399/
Torit67398/
Tarhy67341/
Toret67339/
Torez67311/
Toiri67309/
Torje67297/
Tatry67275/
Teroy67254/
Tuora67189/
Turey67185/
Torza67151/
Teriy67151/
Turry67135/
Toraj67134/
Torój67133/
Torei67124/
Torip67118/
Terøy67102/
Toroa6799/
Torha6798/
Tarzy6797/
Toeri6785/
Torih6784/
Toraa6780/
Terey6775/
Tahry6775/
Turyo6773/
Toire6772/
Toore6770/
Torie6770/
Toyra6768/
Torer6760/
Taury6752/
Torzi6752/
Torej6748/
Torgi6743/
Toyre6740/
Htora6737/
Toree6735/
Taryi6734/
Torid6733/
Tourè6731/
Tohre6729/
Toreu6726/
Tosri6726/
Toruj6724/
Turys6724/
Torré6721/
Tarys6720/
Torés6718/
Thüry6718/
Torhe6716/
Toroj6715/
Tarøy6714/
Torij6712/
Teryi6711/
Toere6710/
Tuore6710/
Toríz6710/
Tehry679/
Turoy678/
Toira677/
Tored675/
Teryy675/
Torze675/
Tosre674/
Taery674/
Htouraya674/
Torhi673/
Thúry673/
Torrá673/
Taruy672/
Tutry672/
Tuiry672/
Teury672/
Tojra672/
Tasry672/
Thöry672/
Turzy671/
Türay671/
Htery671/
Táray671/
Térey671/
Törey671/
T'Ary671/
Tooré671/
Torrè671/
Torès671/
Torís671/
Torúa671/
Taryt671/
Taryć671/
Thêry671/
Ttora671/
Taary671/
Tgary671/
Tusry671/
Turyp671/
Thorhgay671/
Taryh671/

Tory Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tory in the Russian language
Торыtory-

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