Storck Surname

53,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Storck Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the stork,' the bird so called; compare Nightingale, Hawk, Sparrow, &c.

Thomas Storck, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Stork, Close Rolls, 16 Henry VI.

Simon Storke, 1535: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Storck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,7191:21,6472,874
United States2,4371:148,73215,331
Brazil1,7871:119,7954,544
France6991:95,02513,848
Sweden2061:47,8003,721
Netherlands1101:153,52022,896
Australia1031:262,09423,895
Denmark1001:56,4475,764
Israel631:135,83514,591
Luxembourg541:10,7511,842
Switzerland471:174,74315,901
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Austria151:567,69652,281
Finland121:458,05828,977
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
England61:9,286,343223,652
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China31:455,773,85521,925
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Monaco11:37,0664,748
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4081:123,08511,950

The alternate forms: Störck (64) are calculated separately.

Storck (11) may also be a first name.

Storck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the stork,' the bird so called; compare Nightingale, Hawk, Sparrow, &c.

Thomas Storck, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Stork, Close Rolls, 16 Henry VI.

Simon Storke, 1535: Register of the University of Oxford.

1580-1. Edward Graves and Elizabeth Storke: Marriage Lic. (London).

1784. Married — James Round and Mary Storck: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

= Stork, q.v.

Thomas Storck.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The bird.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of Stock, Stocks, which see.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Storck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Storck is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Störck. For other potential spellings of Storck click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Storck? popularity and diffusion

It is the 53,379th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 761,738 people. Storck occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Storck reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Storck is also the 3,487,849th most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 3,719 people, or 1 in 21,647. In Germany Storck is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent are found, Hesse, where 23 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Germany Storck occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Brazil, where 19 percent are found.

Storck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Storck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Storck last name increased 597 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Storck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Storck surname are 14.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.85% being registered with the party.

The amount Storck earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 60.18% more than the national average, earning 554,365 kr per year; in Peru they earn 134% more than the national average, earning S/. 45,360 per year; in South Africa they earn 28.05% less than the national average, earning R 170,988 per year; in United States they earn 11.07% more than the national average, earning $47,925 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.77% more than the national average, earning $58,017 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Störck9464/
Storcks9295/
Stoerck9230/
Sztorck921/
Storcke920/
Stork9117,660/
Storc91285/
Schtorck863/
Starck837,574/
Sztorc831,584/
Sterck831,095/
Shtork83335/
Storke83317/
Stoerk83145/
Sztork8339/
Stärck8325/
Sthorc833/
Storkc832/
Stohrk832/
Stourk831/
Sthork831/
Storkt831/
Stoork830/
Storcková801/
Starcke77625/
Staerck77225/
Starckx77127/
Storkås7795/
Shtorkh7743/
Stärcke7713/
Starcks7712/
Staarck771/
Storrks770/
Stark73122,548/
Sterk736,411/
Stärk732,401/
Starc731,694/
Störk731,110/
Štork73351/
Štorc7371/
Storq7344/
Storg7328/
Stêrk731/
Storková7130/
Storkova7126/
Stoehrrk711/
Starke6722,848/
Shtark671,122/
Stárek67985/
Staerk67481/
Sztark67472/
Stärke67317/
Stercq6791/
Sterkh6788/
Shterk6770/
Szterk6746/
Shtorg6712/
Starcková6711/
Staark677/
Starkz677/
Starkh674/
Starkt673/
Storgh671/
Sttark671/
Storgs671/
Sterrk671/
Stasrk671/
Sthark671/
Stuirk670/
Steurk670/
Starcs670/
Staurk670/

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