Sterry Surname

187,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Sterry 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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Sterry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0661:52,2686,420
United States7591:477,54840,495
Wales1851:16,7271,817
Australia1631:165,61817,113
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Scotland121:446,15118,166
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4711:51,7526,267
Wales241:65,3513,160
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1751:286,96422,992

Sterry (253) may also be a first name.

Sterry 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

(Teutonic) Big, Strong, Stout [Middle English stere, apparently from the compar., stœri, ot Old Norse stórr(= O.H.Ger. stiuri), big, powerful; or an Old English cognate (allied to English steer, Old English stéor, a bullock) + the English diminutive suff. -y] Cp. Storry.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Dutch, Sterre; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sterry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sterry is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterry? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 187,404th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,228,864 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Sterry live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 560,146th most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 253 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 1,066 people, or 1 in 52,268. In England it is primarily found in: Gloucestershire, where 22 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and Suffolk, where 8 percent live. Outside of England this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent live and Wales, where 8 percent live.

Sterry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sterry has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sterry surname grew 226 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 434 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 771 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sterry Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sterry surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.94% registered with the political party.

The amount Sterry earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.21% less than the national average, earning R 104,064 per year; in United States they earn 1.65% less than the national average, earning $42,439 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.11% more than the national average, earning $58,682 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sterrey9234/
Stearry929/
Stery9146/
Starry831,351/
Storry83863/
Steury83672/
Sterri83142/
Sterer8339/
Sterre8336/
Sterra8335/
Stoery8328/
Steary839/
Steryo837/
Shtery834/
Steery833/
Steriy832/
Sterys831/
Sthery831/
Sterey831/
Stirry830/
Steirer77890/
Steyrer77822/
Sterrer77329/
Stehrer77232/
Sæterøy77166/
Sterris77140/
Storrey77108/
Shterer7736/
Sterrie7729/
Sterrit7717/
Østerøy7717/
Sterret7712/
Steerey779/
Sterzoy778/
Sterzay777/
Starrey776/
Sterhys773/
Sterych772/
Steerre771/
Storroy771/
Shteryo771/
Steariy771/
Sterher771/
Stearer770/
Stterer770/
Storray770/
Steerer770/
Sterred770/
Sterres770/
Stierre770/
Story7337,893/
Stere732,484/
Stary732,404/
Steri732,030/
Stera73306/
Styry739/
Störy733/
Stiry731/
Steré731/
Sterrett713,972/
Sterritt711,465/
Sttierre714/
Sterread712/
Sterrrer711/
Sterrith710/
Steesray710/
Storey6744,404/
Steari675,808/
Steere673,031/
Sterea671,420/
Sterie671,273/
Sterza671,071/
Storri67476/
Steuri67430/
Storøy67385/
Sterzi67384/
Starre67345/
Sterio67317/
Storay67212/
Storre67150/
Steira67137/
Steres67136/
Stoeri67132/
Starey67111/
Steare6797/
Störer6786/
Stearrett6760/
Sterge6755/
Chtery6751/
Stehri6751/
Sthory6748/
Staroy6748/
Steris6744/
Stohry6742/
Stiera6737/
Starri6736/
Stirer6733/
Storoy6730/
Staryh6727/
Sztary6723/
Styrys6719/
Stejre6717/
Staray6712/
Stiere679/
Stoere679/
Steiri677/
Sterai675/
Sterez674/
Staeri674/
Shtory674/
Shtera672/
Steree672/
Steera672/
Sthera672/
Starré672/
Sterze672/
Stirey671/
Steret671/
Stehre671/
Steire671/
Stered671/
Steroi671/
Stetrrett671/
Steure671/
Stergi671/
Stieri671/
Steriz671/
Större671/
Stetri671/
Stereș671/
Sterha671/
Stereu671/
Starhy670/
Steeri670/
Stirre670/
Sterit670/
Stesre670/
Sterid670/

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