Sterry Surname
Approximately 2,257 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSterry Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,066 | 1:52,268 | 6,420 |
| United States | 759 | 1:477,548 | 40,495 |
| Wales | 185 | 1:16,727 | 1,817 |
| Australia | 163 | 1:165,618 | 17,113 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 471 | 1:51,752 | 6,267 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:65,351 | 3,160 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 175 | 1:286,964 | 22,992 |
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.
(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.
1. Sturry, a parish in Kent. 2. An old personal name-in Domesday Stari.
From the Dutch, Sterre; a personal name.
Sterry Demographics
Average Male Sterry Height
176 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sterry Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sterry Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sterry has its highest incidence in England. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sterry? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sterry is the 187,404th most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,228,864 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Sterry reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 560,146th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 253 people.
This last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 1,066 people, or 1 in 52,268. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Gloucestershire, where 22 percent are found, Greater London, where 11 percent are found and Suffolk, where 8 percent are found. Aside from England it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Wales, where 8 percent are found.
Sterry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sterry has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing 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 holding the Sterry last name are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for 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.
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Footnotes
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