# Surrey

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsʌɹi/ · frequency rank #10,138

## Definitions
1. An inland county of South East England, bordered clockwise by Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire.
2. The easternmost of the three historical counties of Jamaica, bordered by the county of Middlesex in the west; named after the English county.
3. A city in British Columbia, Canada, near Vancouver.
4. A township in Clare County, Michigan, United States.
5. A city in Ward County, North Dakota, United States.

## Etymology
From Old English Sūþrigē, Sūþrigēa (“southern region”), from sūþerne (“southern”) + -gē (“district, region”).

## Easily confused with
- **surry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surrey-vs-surry)
- **survey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surrey-vs-survey)
- **sure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sure-vs-surrey)
- **sorry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorry-vs-surrey)
- **surge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surge-vs-surrey)
- **surly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surly-vs-surrey)
- **surely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surely-vs-surrey)
- **storey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/storey-vs-surrey)
- **Suarez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suarez-vs-surrey)
- **surfer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surfer-vs-surrey)
- **Sergey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sergey-vs-surrey)
- **surged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surged-vs-surrey)
- **slurry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slurry-vs-surrey)
- **surety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surety-vs-surrey)
- **scurry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scurry-vs-surrey)
- **sorrel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorrel-vs-surrey)
- **surgery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surgery-vs-surrey)
- **surreal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surreal-vs-surrey)
- **spurred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spurred-vs-surrey)

## Common misspellings (7)
`srurey`, `ssurrey`, `surery`, `surey`, `surreyy`, `surrye`, `usrrey`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/surrey