STORR
Storr is a surname of English provenance that can be traced back to several early linguistic traditions. Its earliest recorded presence dates to the year 1200, when Geoffrey Stor appears in the Pipe Rolls of Norfolk during the reign of King John.
The name has a dual derivation in Old English. From the word stān meaning stone and ofer meaning over or above, it developed as a topographic surname for an individual who dwelt near a prominent stone or stone boundary marker. It may also have served as an occupational label for a stonemason or quarry worker.
A separate line of origin comes from Old Scandinavian and Old Norse usage. In Old Norse the word storr signifies big or large, and was used as a personal byname to describe a person of robust build or powerful stature. The name entered English records in the Domesday Book of 1086 under the forms Stori and Estori. Subsequent early examples include John Stor in the Calendar of Letter Books for London (1290) and Thomas Storre in the 1379 Poll Tax returns for Yorkshire. Variants such as Stor(e), Stor(e)y, Storry, Storie and Storrie are particularly well recorded in Yorkshire church registers from the mid‑sixteenth century.
The surname also displays traces of Norman‑French influence. The earliest London records from the 1260s show the name in a form that today appears most in the southern counties of England, notably Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire, with additional entries in Derbyshire and Yorkshire. Forms such as Store, Stor or Storer are found in American records, while the spelling Storre occurs in Canada.
In Scotland, the name is connected to the Gaelic word Stuart, meaning steward. Variation forms include Storey, Storer and Stowe. One of the earliest Scottish occurrences is John Stor, recorded in the Aberdeen rolls in 1398. By the twentieth century, a multitude of spelling variations persisted across the United Kingdom and beyond, reflecting migration and dialectal influence.
Distribution of bearers of the surname in the modern era remains concentrated in England, particularly within the central and southern cities of London, Bristol and Brighton & Hove. Smaller clusters exist in the north‑west, notably in Liverpool and Manchester. Overseas, the name is present in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States, where it may appear as Store, Stor, Storer or Storre.
The heraldic arms associated with the Storr family are described as a silver shield with a red pale, an azure canton bearing a gold cinquefoil. The crest is that of a cubit arm in armour, couped in fess proper, holding a gold cross crosslet fitchee.
Typical given names associated with the Storr surname
Male
- Adrian
- Andrew
- Anthony
- Charles
- Christopher
- David
- John
- Mark
- Michael
- Paul
- Peter
- Richard
Female
- Ann
- Charmain
- Elizabeth
- Helen
- Jennifer
- Julie
- Linda
- Margaret
- Rachel
- Sarah
- Sharon
- Susan
- Tracey
- Yvonne
Similar and related surnames
- Store
- Storrs
- Starr
- Star
- Stahr
- Stare
- Stair
- Starrs
- Staehr
- Starry
- Stars
- Stara
- Starz
- Starre
- Starrie
- Stahre
- Stor
- Stora
- Storre
- Stear
- Steare
- Steer
- Steere
- Stehr
- Steir
- Steiro
- Ster
- Stere
- Sterr
- Sterrie
- Sterry
- Stier
- Stir
- Stirr
- Stoar
- Stoor
- Storah
- Storay
- Storc
- Stord
- Stores
- Storey
- Storf
- Storie
- Stork
- Storm
- Storn
- Storo
- Storp
- Storrey
- Storrie
- Storrow
- Storry
- Stors
- Stort
- Story
- Storye
- Storz
- Stour
- Stours
- Stower
- Stowers
- Stur
- Sture
- Sturr
- Sturrs
- Sturry
- Styer
- Stari
- Starrow
- Stera
- Steri
- Sterrey
- Sterrow
- Stoer
- Storor
- Storrows
- Sturrow
- Sturs
- Sturz
- Cyster
- Seatter
- Sotiriou
- Soutar
- Souter
- Sowter
- Storer
- Storms
Related and similar names are generated algorithmically based on the spelling, and may not necessarily share an etymology.
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There are approximately 2,076 people named Storr in the UK. That makes it roughly the 4,081st most common surname in Britain. Around 32 in a million people in Britain are named Storr.
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English
Famous people named Storr
- Anthony Storr - Psychiatrist (1920 to 2001)
- Catherine Storr - Psychiatrist and writer (1913 to 2001)
- Farrah Storr -
- John Storr - Royal Navy officer (1709 to 1)
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