Stirzaker Surname

334,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Stirzaker Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Steresaker,' some spot not far from Preston, Lancashire, which I have not identified. The suffix, of course, is -acre, as in Whittaker, Linaker, &c.—Since writing the above I find the spot is in Garstang parish.

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Stirzaker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7701:72,3618,270
Australia2231:121,05713,326
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Scotland111:486,71119,179
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Wales41:773,63329,106
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
France11:66,422,722504,397
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3611:67,5227,683

Stirzaker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Steresaker,' some spot not far from Preston, Lancashire, which I have not identified. The suffix, of course, is -acre, as in Whittaker, Linaker, &c.—Since writing the above I find the spot is in Garstang parish.

Johannes de Steresaker, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

William Steresaker, York, 1477: W. it.

1620. Thomas Styrsaker, Leicestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

John Mawdesley de Sturzaker, 1622: Preston Guild Rolls.

Robert Sturzaker, 1664, Garstang: Exchequer Depositions, Lancashire.

John Sturzaker, 1664, Garstang: ibid.

Evan Pilkinton, of Sturzaker, in Garstang, 1668: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1738. Baptised — James, s. George Sterzaker: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) Dweller at (the) Steer’s Field [the genit. of Old English stéor = Old Norse stíorr, a steer, ox + Old English æccr = Old Norse akr, a field] Stirzaker, N. Lancs, was Styresacre a.d. 1443, Steresaker a.d. 1379, Stores- acre a.d. 1332.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at (the) Steer’s Field [the genit. of Old English stéor = Old Norse stíorr, a steer, ox + Old English æccr = Old Norse akr, a field] Stirzaker, N. Lancs, was Styresacre a.d. 1443, Steresaker a.d. 1379, Stores- acre a.d. 1332.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Stirzaker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stirzaker is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stirzaker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stirzaker is the 334,403rd most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 6,601,038 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Stirzaker live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in British Isles.

Stirzaker is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 770 people, or 1 in 72,361. In England it is most common in: Lancashire, where 38 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 9 percent live and Merseyside, where 6 percent live. Beside England it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Stirzaker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stirzaker has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Stirzaker last name increased 213 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stirzaker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stirzaker last name are 8.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stirzaker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.12% less than the national average, earning R 59,124 per year; in United States they earn 19.31% more than the national average, earning $51,480 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.07% more than the national average, earning $54,685 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stizaker940/
Stiraker940/
Sturzaker89470/
Stizacker890/
Sterzaker890/
Stezaker8255/
Styzaker8228/
Stergiaki5663/
Stergiaka5623/
Stershaki565/
Stergiakis53137/

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