Steers Surname

117,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Steers 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.

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Steers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5171:238,93122,868
Australia1,0091:26,7553,639
England8961:62,1857,320
Canada2091:176,29517,615
South Africa551:985,04961,274
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Jamaica271:106,2944,277
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Wales191:162,87011,152
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Panama61:652,04310,051
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5391:45,2235,639
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5101:98,46810,009

Steers 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Steer’s (Son).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Steers Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Steers Come From? nationality or country of origin

Steers is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Steers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 117,938th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,868,602 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Steers reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Steers is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,517 people, or 1 in 238,931. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 15 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 26 percent live and England, where 23 percent live.

Steers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Steers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Steers last name grew 297 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 238 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 88 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Steers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Steers last name is chiefly Catholic (65%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Steers last name are 14.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.9% registered with the political party.

The amount Steers earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 14.47% less than the national average, earning R 203,256 per year; in United States they earn 12.25% more than the national average, earning $48,436 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.58% more than the national average, earning $52,952 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steyers9229/
Steears921/
Steiers921/
Steuers920/
Sters9168/
Steggers8650/
Stiers832,704/
Styers832,057/
Stears831,378/
Steurs831,319/
Stuers8390/
Steirs8322/
Sterrs8319/
Sterse8318/
Stoers839/
Sterås833/
Sterst831/
Steyrs831/
Stters831/
Stowers7710,607/
Østerås77290/
Sæterås7719/
Stauers7715/
Østersø7714/
Stayers777/
Stiyers771/
Stearrs770/
Stoyers770/
Stouers770/
Stawers770/
Stars732,645/
Stors7376/
Styrs731/
Stirs731/
Staggers711,871/
Stiggers71683/
Stijgers716/
Sætersjø711/
Stagiers711/
Stuggers710/
Storrs672,954/
Stairs672,599/
Starrs671,359/
Storås67377/
Stours67187/
Sterce6782/
Starsh6719/
Sterch679/
Starås677/
Sterše677/
Storss677/
Starss677/
Stahrs676/
Steihorst675/
Sterže674/
Storsh673/
Staars673/
Sterze672/
Starsø671/
Staurs671/
Storsz671/
Streje671/
Sthirs671/
Staaggers670/

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Steers Reference & Research

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