Gorey is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gorey
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Gorey

How popular is Gorey?

Gorey is common in United States.

Gorey is ranked 152558 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Goreies plummeted by 12.29814 per cent to 706 since 2000 and slipped by 4534 spots and ranked at 32562. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.77 93.42
Hispanic or Latino 2.69 1.86
Others 1.98 1.86
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.85 0
Gorey is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Ireland. Around 2458 people have been found who wears Gorey as their family name. Gorey is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
98,953 Belarus7
59,967 Moldova4
139,444 Brazil2
21,529 Singapore2
12,844 Pakistan2
219,873 France2
151,601 Spain1
810,193 Indonesia1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
91,024 Belgium1
700 Somalia1
25,746 Finland1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
118,015 Netherlands1
40,340 Malaysia1
38,841 Scotland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
119,358 Ukraine32
89,676 Canada30
313,372 Russia23
Countries with hundreds of Gorey:
7,029 Australia410
16,380 Turkey384
1,885 Ireland262
118,690 India165
37,308 England113
Countries with thousands of Gorey:
29,493 United States1,010
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 25 years old spinster Ann Gorey who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on June 16, 1849 by Oregon put out from Liverpool. Biddy Gorey, aged 34, Immigrant John Gorey, Immigrant Michael Gorey, Immigrant Patt Gorey, Immigrant Bridget Gorey, Mary Gorey (19) Immigrant, Immigrant Patt Gorey, 15 years old Anna Gorey, and 12 other Gorey around 87.5% of whom were workman migrated to US.

Gorey Namesakes

  • Edward Gorey, Writer
  • Edward Gorey, Writer
  • Lakshman Gorey, Cinematographer
  • Ä°hap Hulusi Görey, Graphic artist
  • Edward Gorey, Writer
  • Edward Gorey, Writer

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