Sterritt Surname

266,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Sterritt Surname Definition:

(Scottish) Variant of Starrett, q.v.

Sterritt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5151:703,80455,627
Northern Ireland3331:5,5411,035
Canada2931:125,75313,150
Australia841:321,37727,634
England791:705,29239,851
Ireland761:61,9604,107
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1281:34,6083,324
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:271,45222,076

Sterritt (12) may also be a first name.

Sterritt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) Variant of Starrett, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Sterritt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sterritt is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterritt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 266,766th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,974,434 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Sterritt live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sterritt is also the 3,306,491st most common first name on earth. It is borne by 12 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 515 people, or 1 in 703,804. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 11 percent live, Massachusetts, where 8 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 20 percent live.

Sterritt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sterritt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 278 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,580 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 41 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sterritt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sterritt last name are 11.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.1% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sterritt earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 22.35% more than the national average, earning $52,791 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.07% more than the national average, earning $56,672 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sterritte942/
Sterriett940/
Sterrit9317/
Steritt932/
Sterrett883,972/
Starritt88496/
Stirritt882/
Sterriet880/
Stearitt880/
Storritt880/
Steriett880/
Steiritt880/
Sterrith880/
Sterri86142/
Sterit860/
Sterrette8266/
Stearrett8260/
Starriett822/
Stetrrett821/
Sterett80368/
Sterris80140/
Sterrie8029/
Sterite8020/
Sterret8012/
Starrit809/
Staritt805/
Stirrit802/
Stereit801/
Storitt801/
Sterith800/
Storrit800/
Steri772,030/
Starrett754,638/
Stirrett75462/
Steerett753/
Sterrete750/
Sterette750/
Stereett750/
Steirett750/
Stearett750/
Steari715,808/
Sterry712,257/
Sterie711,273/
Steuri71430/
Sterzi71384/
Sterio71317/
Stehri7151/
Steris7144/
Sterer7139/
Sterre7136/
Sterra7135/
Stairrett7125/
Steiri717/
Sterai715/
Stirit713/
Steriy712/
Steret711/
Steroi711/
Starreett711/
Stergi711/
Stieri711/
Steriz711/
Stetri711/
Steeri710/
Starit710/
Starrettt710/
Sterid710/
Steirer67890/
Steyrer67822/
Sterrer67329/
Stehrer67232/
Starett67118/
Starret6797/
Sterich6746/
Sterzai6744/
Shterer6736/
Sterrey6734/
Stirret6731/
Stearry679/
Steeris676/
Steriss675/
Steiris674/
Steriea674/
Stirrip672/
Stettri672/
Steirie672/
Stearei672/
Shteroi672/
Steerre671/
Stirett671/
Shterhi671/
Steariy671/
D'Starrett671/
Sterher671/
Stearer670/
Storett670/
Styrret670/
Stterer670/
Stearie670/
Steerer670/
Stereis670/
Sterred670/
Sterres670/
Stereet670/
Stierre670/

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Sterritt Reference & Research

Starrett DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Starrett FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sterritt
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