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Orr Family History
Orr Genealogy & Family TreeOrr is a Scottish name from Renfrewshire, Scotland. It comes from the Old English word ora which means "edge" and referred to someone who lived on a cliff or bank. Alternately, it may come from the Old Norse orri which means "black rooster" or the Gaelic word odhar which meant "pale." The earliest known ancestor--Agnes de Ore--was recorded in 1210. The family motto is Bonis Omnia bona which means "All things are good to the good."
Other spellings include "Ore" and "Orre." Notable people with the surname include American baseball player Dave Orr (New York Metropolitans, New York Gothams, Brooklyn Bridegrooms), Scottish golfer Gary Orr, and British actress Alice Orr-Ewing (Atonement, The Scapegoat, A Fantastic Fear of Everything). The first Orr to come to America was Robert Orr in Maryland in 1674.
Orr Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Relief Orr -- --, 1808 September 5, 1883 Vermont
- John Orr -- --, 1836 January 18, 1912 Ohio
- Charles Orr -- --, 1700 June 20, 1788
- Relief Orr -- --, 1808 September 5, 1883 Vermont
- William Orr -- --, 1676 February 16, 1738
Orr Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Robert Wilson Orr -- --, 1638 December 0, 1700 Down
- Margaret Orr -- --, 1703 June 2, 1752 Ulster
- Elizabeth Orr -- --, 1805 December 0, 1860 North Carolina
- Gertrude M Orr -- --, 1884 June 27, 1946
- Margaret Orr -- --, 1703 June 2, 1752 Ulster
