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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
- John L. Orr -- --, 1916 May 8, 2007 Illinois
- Ellen Orr -- --, 1830 December 0, 1881
- John M. Orr -- --, 1843 December 5, 1842
- Mary Elizabeth Orr -- --, 1844 December 0, 1927 Pennsylvania
- Lillie Matilda Orr -- --, 1822 August 27, 1896 Pennsylvania
Orr Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- John Cecil Orr -- --, 1912 March 25, 1935 Virginia
- Mildred Orr -- --, 1756 December 0, 1815 Maryland
- Ozelle Orr -- --, 1902 January 15, 1985 Alabama
- Robert Dewitt Orr -- --, 1911 August 6, 1999 Texas
- Albert Orr -- --, 1830 March 7, 1900 Maine
