Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
TERRY
There are approximately 17,785 people named Terry in the UK. That makes it the 559th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 281 are named Terry.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
From given name or forename
Related and similar surnames
TerreyTarry
Tary
Tarr
Tear
Teer
Tarris
Dterry
Tearry
Teary
Teerry
Teery
Tarrye
Teerye
Tearey
Teerey
Taery
Tarrey
Tarye
Taury
Tearrie
Tarey
Tairy
Tahry
Taurey
Tearr
Tearris
The Terry surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
TERRY. Not ' the tearful one ' as some etymologists have it, but a corruption of Theodoric, the personal name, like the Fr. Thierry. In H.R. Terri and Terry are without prefix.