Orr is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Orr
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

A form of the Orris. A known corrruption of Horace.

A variant form of Ore. A parish near Hastings, county of Sussex, which had owners of the same name in the XIV century, if not earlier.

One who lived near the border, bank, shore, hill or ridge; the pale person.

A parish in Kirkcudbrightshire, more usually written Urr.

How popular is Orr?

Orr is common in United States, Australia, Canada, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Jamaica, Ireland, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Italy, Wales, Philippines, Thailand, Namibia, Iran.

Orr is ranked 6327 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Orr bearers increased by 1.65 per cent in 2010 US census to 44388 since 2000, the surname slipped by 60 spots and ranked at 774. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 79.42 81.82
Black 15 13.99
Hispanic or Latino 2.2 1.49
Others 1.96 1.41
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.77 0.71
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.65 0.58
Orr is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Northern Ireland lie ahead in terms of density. Around 89431 person has been found who wears Orr as their family name. Orr is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Orr:
727 United States57,884
Countries with thousands of Orr:
592 Australia6,578
840 Canada6,371
1,363 England5,971
196 Scotland4,555
129 Northern Ireland2,437
466 New Zealand1,472
Countries with hundreds of Orr:
633 Jamaica607
1,232 Ireland521
12,740 South Africa514
581 Trinidad and Tobago394
28,331 Italy314
1,927 Wales174
72,541 Philippines140
91,366 Thailand134
3,222 Namibia131
34,741 Iran120
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
26,624 Spain85
6,481 Dominican Republic62
49,289 Argentina59
123,217 France57
7,697 Portugal57
108,359 Brazil54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
256,885 India48
14,201 Sweden48
105,027 Germany43
19,367 Israel43
20,039 Hungary39
6,408 Estonia38
28,474 Mexico26
237,148 Russia26
56,027 Netherlands24
26,446 Switzerland24
3,127 Hong Kong22
620 Antigua and Barbuda21
16,789 Iraq21
11,611 Singapore21
9,281 Taiwan17
4,769 China15
83,604 Malaysia14
237,812 Nigeria13
1,249 United States Virgin Islands13
754 Cayman Islands12
39,375 Norway11
20,848 Uruguay11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
366 British Virgin Islands10
5,853 Guatemala10
2,003 Jersey10
85,740 Czechia9
72,658 Pakistan9
94,851 Papua New Guinea9
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
98,400 Belgium7
5,127 Honduras7
3,169 Isle of Man6
10,051 Panama6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Thomas Orr worked as carpenter and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 20 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Maine and arrived on June 1, 1846. 40 years old James Orr, James Orr (20) Workman, John Orr (18) Workman, Workwoman Nancy Orr, 19 years old Matt Orr, Robert Orr, aged 26, Esther Orr (13) Spinster, Workman Thomas Orr, and 141 other Orr around 41.25% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster and farmer, servant, merchant, weaver, nurse, shoemaker migrated to US.

Orr Namesakes

  • Robert F. Orr, American lawyer
  • Stephens Orr, 20th-century Scottish Glasgow photographer with an interest
  • Wesley Fletcher Orr, Canadian businessman, journalist, and politician
  • Buxton Orr, Glasgow-born Anglo-Scottish composer
  • Sydney Sparkes Orr, was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tasmania and the centre of the "Orr case"
  • Robin Orr, Scottish composer
  • John Herbert Orr, Alabama entrepreneur who formed Orradio Industries
  • William I. Orr, engineer, educator, and communicator
  • Lawrence Orr, Ulster Unionist politician in Northern Ireland
  • Chris Orr, English artist and printmaker
  • Tom Orr, American racecar driver from Chicago, Illinois
  • J. Edwin Orr, Baptist Christian minister, hymn-writer, professor
  • Matthew Orr, fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment
  • Jackson Orr, lawyer, Civil War officer, businessman
  • Charles Wilfred Orr, English composer
  • Meredith Orr, field hockey midfielder from New Zealand,
  • H. Winnett Orr, orthopedic surgeon who was born in Pennsylvania
  • Jehu Amaziah Orr, Confederate politician
  • Gustavus Orr, early proponent of the public education system of Georgia
  • Jordan Orr, American child actor and voice actor
  • William McFadden Orr, British and Irish mathematician
  • John Boyd Orr, Scottish teacher, medical doctor
  • H. Allen Orr, Shirley Cox Kearns Professor of Biology at the University of Rochester
  • Bobby Orr, Canadian former professional ice hockey player
  • Robert D. Orr, American political leader, diplomat
  • Benjamin Orr, American musician best known as a singer
  • James Lawrence Orr, American diplomat and politician
  • David Orr, American Democratic politician
  • Kay A. Orr, 36th governor of Nebraska and served
  • Emma Restall Orr, British neo-druid, animist, priest, poet
  • Pete Orr, Canadian former professional baseball infielder
  • Gary Orr, Scottish professional golfer
  • Marion Alice Orr, pioneering Canadian aviator
  • Rodney Orr, American stock car racing driver
  • Danny Orr, English rugby league coach and former player
  • Ashley Rose Orr, American actress
  • Dave Orr, first baseman in Major League Baseball
  • Alexander D. Orr, American farmer and politician from Maysville
  • Colton Orr, Canadian former professional ice hockey player
  • Bradley Orr, English retired footballer
  • Jimmy Orr, former American Football wide receiver
  • Louis Orr, American men's college basketball coach
  • Shantee Orr, former American football linebacker
  • Jonathan Orr, former American football wide receiver
  • John Leonard Orr, American former fire captain and arson investigator for the Glendale Fire Department
  • Corinne Orr, Canadian and American stage, radio, film and television actress
  • Deborah Orr,
  • Daniel Orr, economist
  • Ronald Orr, Scottish footballer
  • Willie Orr, Scottish football player and manager
  • Raheem Orr, former American football and arena football defensive end as well as a fullback
  • Neil Orr, Scottish former professional footballer

Orr Namesakes

  • Robert F. Orr, American lawyer
  • Stephens Orr, 20th-century Scottish Glasgow photographer with an interest
  • Wesley Fletcher Orr, Canadian businessman, journalist, and politician
  • Buxton Orr, Glasgow-born Anglo-Scottish composer
  • Sydney Sparkes Orr, was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tasmania and the centre of the "Orr case"
  • Robin Orr, Scottish composer
  • John Herbert Orr, Alabama entrepreneur who formed Orradio Industries
  • William I. Orr, engineer, educator, and communicator
  • Lawrence Orr, Ulster Unionist politician in Northern Ireland
  • Chris Orr, English artist and printmaker
  • Tom Orr, American racecar driver from Chicago, Illinois
  • J. Edwin Orr, Baptist Christian minister, hymn-writer, professor
  • Matthew Orr, fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment
  • Jackson Orr, lawyer, Civil War officer, businessman
  • Charles Wilfred Orr, English composer
  • Meredith Orr, field hockey midfielder from New Zealand,
  • H. Winnett Orr, orthopedic surgeon who was born in Pennsylvania
  • Jehu Amaziah Orr, Confederate politician
  • Gustavus Orr, early proponent of the public education system of Georgia
  • Jordan Orr, American child actor and voice actor
  • William McFadden Orr, British and Irish mathematician
  • John Boyd Orr, Scottish teacher, medical doctor
  • H. Allen Orr, Shirley Cox Kearns Professor of Biology at the University of Rochester
  • Bobby Orr, Canadian former professional ice hockey player
  • Robert D. Orr, American political leader, diplomat
  • Benjamin Orr, American musician best known as a singer
  • James Lawrence Orr, American diplomat and politician
  • David Orr, American Democratic politician
  • Kay A. Orr, 36th governor of Nebraska and served
  • Emma Restall Orr, British neo-druid, animist, priest, poet
  • Pete Orr, Canadian former professional baseball infielder
  • Gary Orr, Scottish professional golfer
  • Marion Alice Orr, pioneering Canadian aviator
  • Rodney Orr, American stock car racing driver
  • Danny Orr, English rugby league coach and former player
  • Ashley Rose Orr, American actress
  • Dave Orr, first baseman in Major League Baseball
  • Alexander D. Orr, American farmer and politician from Maysville
  • Colton Orr, Canadian former professional ice hockey player
  • Bradley Orr, English retired footballer
  • Jimmy Orr, former American Football wide receiver
  • Louis Orr, American men's college basketball coach
  • Shantee Orr, former American football linebacker
  • Jonathan Orr, former American football wide receiver
  • John Leonard Orr, American former fire captain and arson investigator for the Glendale Fire Department
  • Corinne Orr, Canadian and American stage, radio, film and television actress
  • Deborah Orr,
  • Daniel Orr, economist
  • Ronald Orr, Scottish footballer
  • Willie Orr, Scottish football player and manager
  • Raheem Orr, former American football and arena football defensive end as well as a fullback
  • Neil Orr, Scottish former professional footballer

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