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    The surname Gorrie

    A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 367 people in the United States.

    Pronounced [ˈɡɑɻwɪj] 2 syllables Soundex G600

    Gorrie: #55,841 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Gorrie #55,841, 367 people Gorrie: #55,841 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Gorrie #55,841, 367 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gorrie is more common than 65.6% of them.

    Origin

    Scottish Gaelic origin

    Short form of McGorrie, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Goraidh, from Old Norse Guðrøðr, from Old Norse Guðfríðr, from Proto-Germanic *gudą (“god, deity, divine”) + Proto-Germanic *frīdaz (“peace, tranquility, friendship”). Doublet of Godfrey and Jeffrey. Related to Icelandic Guðfríður, German Godafride, Latin Godefridus and Irish McGorry.

    One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 367 people named Gorrie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 841,268 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 346.

    #55,841
    rank among US surnames
    367
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.1%
    change since 2000 (was #55,481)

    Who is named Gorrie

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    96% of people named Gorrie identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Gorrie

    Gorrie has the Soundex code G600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G600.

    Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

    All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Gorrie come from?
    Short form of McGorrie, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Goraidh, from Old Norse Guðrøðr, from Old Norse Guðfríðr, from Proto-Germanic *gudą (“god, deity, divine”) + Proto-Germanic *frīdaz (“peace, tranquility, friendship”). Doublet of Godfrey and Jeffrey. Related to Icelandic Guðfríður, German Godafride,…
    How common is the surname Gorrie?
    367 people in the United States had the surname Gorrie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 841,268 Americans. It ranked 55,841st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gorrie?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Gorrie identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    How do you pronounce Gorrie?
    Gorrie is [ˈɡɑɻwɪj], 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Gorrie getting more or less common?
    More common. 346 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 367 in 2010, up 6.1%.