How common is the surname Storrs?

1,600 people in the United States had the surname Storrs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 192,966 Americans. It ranked 17,572nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Storrs?

George Storrs, American minister (1796–1879), followed by Ronald Storrs.

Where is the surname Storrs most common?

Wikidata records people named Storrs in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Storrs getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,634 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,600 in 2010, down 2.1%.

The surname Storrs

A Norse surname, carried by 1,600 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S362

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Storrs is more common than 89.2% of them.

Origin

Norse origin

English surname, from several places in England derived from Middle English storth, from Old Norse storð (“brushwood”). Also a variant of Storr.

One of 126 Norse surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,600 people named Storrs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 192,966 Americans. That is down 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,634.

#17,572

rank among US surnames

1,600

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-2.1%

change since 2000 (was #16,249)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,565	Herdman	1,601	192,845
#17,572	Highley	1,600	192,966

Who is named Storrs

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

87% of people named Storrs identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Storrss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Storrs
American minister (1796–1879)
Ronald Storrs
British colonial official (1881–1955)

Notable Storrss come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Storrs

Storrs has the Soundex code S362, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S362.

Other Norse surnames

All 126 Norse surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Storrs come from?: English surname, from several places in England derived from Middle English storth, from Old Norse storð (“brushwood”). Also a variant of Storr.
How common is the surname Storrs?: 1,600 people in the United States had the surname Storrs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 192,966 Americans. It ranked 17,572nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Storrs?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Storrs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Storrs?: George Storrs, American minister (1796–1879), followed by Ronald Storrs.
Where is the surname Storrs most common?: Wikidata records people named Storrs in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Storrs getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,634 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,600 in 2010, down 2.1%.