Steere Surname
Approximately 3,031 people bear this surname
Steere Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the steer,' the young ox; compare Bull, Stott, &c. But v. Sterry, Storr, and Storey.
Willelmus Stere, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Stere, 1379: ibid.
1572. William Steere and Margery Pallemer: Reg.
Read More About This SurnameSteere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,300 | 1:157,591 | 16,096 |
| England | 285 | 1:195,502 | 17,195 |
| Australia | 139 | 1:194,214 | 19,182 |
| New Zealand | 126 | 1:35,939 | 6,159 |
| South Africa | 55 | 1:985,049 | 61,274 |
| Israel | 28 | 1:305,630 | 26,425 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 241 | 1:101,143 | 10,189 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 590 | 1:85,116 | 8,873 |
Steere (11) may also be a first name.
Steere Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the steer,' the young ox; compare Bull, Stott, &c. But v. Sterry, Storr, and Storey.
Willelmus Stere, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Stere, 1379: ibid.
1572. William Steere and Margery Pallemer: Reg. St. Dionis Backchurch.
1580. Nicholas Steer, rector of Burnham Norton, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
1697. Baptised — Randall, s. Randall Steeres: St. Mary Aldermary.
1748. Buried — John Steer: St. Mary Aldermary.
(English) a nickname and sign-name from the Ox [Old English stéor: cp. Dutch and Ger. stier, a bull]
(English) Dweller at the sign of the ox; one with oxlike qualities.
The animal. In Sussex it. is pluralized to Steers. H.R. Le Ster.
The Steers or Steeres were a Newdegate family of gentry of the 17th and 18th centuries; and one of the members was rector of Newdegate from 1610 - 1660. The Steeres of Wootton parish in the 17th century were evidently connected with them, and a hundred years ago, Lee Steere, Esq., of Jayes, Wootton, owned property in Newdegate. Steere was the name of a Southwark tradesman in 1667 and of a churchwarden of West Clandon just a century since. In 1750 there were Steeres in Guildford. (M. and A.) This is an old east and south of England name. As Le Ster it occurred commonly in the counties of Norfolk and Cambridge during the reign of Edward I. as well as in Oxfordshire; and at the same time the name was represented in Sussex and Somerset (H. R.).
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Steere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Steere Come From? nationality or country of origin
Steere occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Steere? popularity and diffusion
The last name Steere is the 146,299th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,404,337 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Steere reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Steere is also the 3,487,849th most common first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.
The surname Steere is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,300 people, or 1 in 157,591. In The United States it is primarily found in: Rhode Island, where 7 percent live, Washington, where 6 percent live and Iowa, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.
Steere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Steere has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Steere surname increased 390 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Steere Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Steere surname are 15.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.66% registered with the party.
The amount Steere earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 20.4% more than the national average, earning R 286,116 per year; in United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.9% more than the national average, earning $58,080 CAD per year.
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