Or

See also: Appendix:Variations of "or"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 柯 (o1) or from Hebrew אור ('ór). This surname is mostly found in Hong Kong.

Proper noun

Or (plural Ors)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Or is the 35671^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 630 individuals. Or is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (70.63%) and White (16.35%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• R&O, RO, r/o

German Low German

Noun

Or

1. Alternative spelling of Ohr