Sterrey Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Sterrey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sterre'.

Henricus Sterre, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Stere, 1379: ibid.

Henricus Sterre, 1379: ibid.

1765. Married — Christian Sterry and Mary Frazier: St.

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Sterrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia281:964,13257,058
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sterrey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sterre'.

Henricus Sterre, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Stere, 1379: ibid.

Henricus Sterre, 1379: ibid.

1765. Married — Christian Sterry and Mary Frazier: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

1. Sturry, a parish in Kent. 2. An old personal name-in Domesday Stari.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sterrey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sterrey occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterrey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Sterrey reside; 82 percent reside in Australasia and 82 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 964,132. In Australia Sterrey is mostly found in: South Australia, where 39 percent reside, New South Wales, where 32 percent reside and Victoria, where 29 percent reside. Aside from Australia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Sterrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sterrey has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sterry922,257/
Sterre9236/
Sterey921/
Sterrer86329/
Storrey86108/
Sterrie8629/
Sterret8612/
Steerey869/
Stearry869/
Starrey866/
Steerre861/
Sterred860/
Sterres860/
Stierre860/
Stere832,484/
Stery8346/
Sterrett803,972/
Sttierre804/
Sterread802/
Sterrrer801/
Storey7744,404/
Steere773,031/
Sterea771,420/
Starry771,351/
Sterie771,273/
Storry77863/
Steury77672/
Starre77345/
Storre77150/
Sterri77142/
Steres77136/
Starey77111/
Steare7797/
Sterge7755/
Sterer7739/
Sterra7735/
Stoery7728/
Stejre7717/
Steary779/
Stiere779/
Stoere779/
Steryo777/
Sterez774/
Shtery774/
Steery773/
Steree772/
Steriy772/
Sterze772/
Stirey771/
Steret771/
Stehre771/
Steire771/
Stered771/
Steroe771/
Sterys771/
Steure771/
Sthery771/
Större771/
Stereș771/
Stereu771/
Stirre770/
Stesre770/
Stirry770/
Sterue770/
Stearrett7560/
Stetrrett751/
Storrie712,009/
Steirer71890/
Steyrer71822/
Sterett71368/
Stehrer71232/
Sæterøy71166/
Sterris71140/
Sterras7167/
Starrie7138/
Shterer7136/
Stirret7131/
Sterrit7117/
Østerøy7117/
Sterech7110/
Storeya7110/
Sterrat718/
Sterzoy718/
Sterzay717/
Steares716/
Steriea714/
Steriya714/
Starhey713/
Sterhys713/
Stereus712/
Steirie712/
Stearei712/
Sterych712/
Storroy711/
Stereit711/
Sthorey711/
Steresh711/
Storrøe711/
Shteryo711/
Stehres711/
Steariy711/
Sterher711/
Storeey710/
Steeres710/
Stearer710/
Styrret710/
Stearue710/
Stterer710/
Stearie710/
Storray710/
Strehey710/
Steerer710/
Stereis710/
Stereet710/
Story6737,893/
Store677,152/
Stary672,404/
Stare672,380/
Steri672,030/
Sterritt671,465/
Stirrett67462/
Stera67306/
Stire67291/
Styre67144/
Sterratt6727/
Sætereie6721/
Strej6717/
Styry679/
Störe675/
Steerett673/
Störy673/
Sterrath672/
Stiry671/
Shterets671/
Stereech671/
Stereich671/
Steré671/
Shteareh671/
Sztereja671/
Stereett670/
Steirett670/
Sterohie670/
Sterrith670/
Steesray670/
Stearett670/

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