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Edward MacLysaght states that the name derives from the parish of Orr ( Urr ) in Kirkcudbrightshire. It is also the name of an old Renfrewshire family and is most common in the west of Renfrewshire and in particular in the parish of Lochwinnoch.
The Orr surname arose independently from different sources. In some instances, it came from the Old English word ora, which means "edge" and was probably a name for someone who lived on a bank, or on the edge of a hill. Orr also came form the Old Norse name Orri, which meant "black rooster."
This is also consistent with the use of a surname from the 13th century onwards which could be derived from Hew or Hugo of Urr becoming Hew Urr / Orr. The family of Orr is very ancient in Scotland, the name dating in Renfrewshire Records from 1100, where it was most respected.
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The Orr family or "sept" (a family that gave allegiance to a more powerful family) was a follower of Clan Campbell and can be traced back to a Hew Orr who swore allegiance to Edward I in 1296, (The Ragman's Roll).
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