Sawrey

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place near Hawkshead, in Cumbria, from Old Norse saurar, plural of saurr (“mud, dirt”).

Proper noun

Sawrey (plural Sawreys)

1. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sawrey is the 124548^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 138 individuals. Sawrey is most common among White (93.48%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sawrey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.