Sawrey
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Habitational surname from a minor place near Hawkshead, in Cumbria, from Old Norse saurar, plural of saurr (“mud, dirt”).
Proper noun[edit]
Sawrey (plural Sawreys)
- A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sawrey is the 124548th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 138 individuals. Sawrey is most common among White (93.48%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sawrey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.