Stirrup Surname

257,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Stirrup Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Styrrup,' a township in the parishes of Blyth, Harworth, and Houghton, Nottinghamshire Ingeram de Stirap, Nottinghamshire, 1273. A. Norman de Stirap, Nottinghamshire, ibid.

Margery de Styrop, 44 Edward III.

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Stirrup Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8551:65,1677,583
United States3001:1,208,19685,916
Australia841:321,37727,634
Northern Ireland571:32,3693,269
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
Canada411:898,67368,969
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Wales321:96,7047,743
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Scotland211:254,94412,577
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4401:55,3996,592
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Stirrup Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Styrrup,' a township in the parishes of Blyth, Harworth, and Houghton, Nottinghamshire Ingeram de Stirap, Nottinghamshire, 1273. A. Norman de Stirap, Nottinghamshire, ibid.

Margery de Styrop, 44 Edward III. Issue Rolls.

William de Styrapp, Close Roll, 18 Richard II.

Willelmus Styrape, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Agnes que fuit uxor Willelmi Sterappe, osller, 1379: ibid.

1751. Baptised — Mary, a. Thomas Stirrup: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

(English) belonging to Styrrup (Notts), 14th cent. Sterappe, Styrop, 13th cent. Stirap (for Stirop) = the Steer-Hope [v. Steer and Hope]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Styrrup; a location name in Nottinghamshire Orfrom the Danish, Stürup; a personal name See Steer. Stürup is the Danish form of Styrthorp, a location name.

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

Stirrup Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stirrup occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stirrup? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stirrup is the 257,298th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,759,991 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Stirrup live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 855 people, or 1 in 65,167. In England it is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 24 percent live, Merseyside, where 18 percent live and Lancashire, where 9 percent live. Besides England this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Stirrup Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stirrup has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Stirrup last name grew 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,364 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 533 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 420 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stirrup Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Stirrup last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stirrup earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 376.39% more than the national average, earning R 1,132,080 per year; in United States they earn 0.13% less than the national average, earning $43,093 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.38% more than the national average, earning $61,798 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stirrups9350/
Stirruph931/
Stirup923/
Sturrup861,041/
Stirups867/
Stirupp861/
Styrrup860/
Stiroup860/
Sterrup860/
Stiru8361/
Sthirrou801/
Sterup77365/
Sturup77143/
Stürup77118/
Styrup7728/
Shtiru7717/
Stirou779/
Stirus771/
Steirou7142/
Steerup7129/
Steirud7127/
Sthirou712/
Stoirou711/
Stierou711/
Sturupp710/
Steirus710/
Sterrus710/
Steru6711/
Ştiru671/

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