Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
ORR
There are approximately 12,690 people named Orr in the UK. That makes it the 794th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 201 are named Orr.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Related and similar surnames
HornHara
Hoar
Hoare
Horan
Hore
Horne
Orre
Or
Oar
Ore
Ohr
Oare
Ora
Ori
Oro
Ores
Orris
Aurr
Houran
Orrr
Ohrr
Oarr
Orra
Orro
Orri
Orres
O'R
Ohre
Orrei
Orrie
Orree
O'Re
Orrey
Orrow
Orray
Orrew
Orrah
The Orr surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) Derived from the river and town of Orr, in Scotland. Or, in Welsh and Gaelic, signifies a border, a boundary.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
ORR. A parish in Kirkcudbrightshire, more usually written Uri\
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.