Explore the Family Name Gorrie

The meaning of Gorrie

Scottish (Perthshire and Angus): from Gaelic Mac Gothraidh ‘son of Gothradh’, a personal name of Scandinavian origin, equivalent to English Godfrey. Compare Irish McGorry. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brennan, Sheelagh.

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How common is the last name Gorrie in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Gorrie saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 55,481 in terms of commonality, slipping to a rank of 55,841 in 2010, marking a change of -0.65%. Despite this, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 346 to 367 during this decade, an increase of 6.07%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a minor decrease from 0.13 to 0.12, a change of -7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,481	#55,841	-0.65%
Count	346	367	6.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gorrie

When it comes to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the Gorrie surname is predominantly associated with people who identify as white. In 2000, 96.24% of individuals bearing this surname identified as white, increasing slightly to 96.46% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, those identifying as Hispanic increased to 1.63% in 2010 from zero in 2000, while individuals identifying as two or more races also appeared in 2010 with 1.36%. Interestingly, those identifying as Black went from 1.45% in 2000 to none in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.24%	96.46%	0.23%
Hispanic	0%	1.63%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.36%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.45%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%