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- Storey - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Storey
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: Norse
Originates from the Old Norse personal epithet “Stóri”, a derivative of “Storr” which means “large” or “big”. Even though it has been established that the root of the name is “Storr”, R.E.K. Rigbeye, in his book The Storey’s of Old claims that the suffix “ey[e]”, in the variant of Storey, is equivalent to the Icelandic “ig” and signifies “water”. According to him, “Storr” also denotes large in the sense of vast and rough.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
Popularity by Country
Storey
Rank #1402
Frequency
0.03% of population
Popularity Over Time (Scotland)
Storey
Rank #2461
Frequency
13,450 people (4.99 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 86.01% Hispanic 2.24% Black 9.43% Asian/PI 0.51% Native Am. 0.57% Two+ 1.26%
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