Stork Surname
Approximately 17,660 people bear this surname
Stork 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.
Read More About This SurnameStork Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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Germany | 8,710 | 1:9,243 | 1,158 |
United States | 4,511 | 1:80,350 | 9,145 |
Sri Lanka | 731 | 1:28,466 | 3,639 |
Netherlands | 703 | 1:24,022 | 3,893 |
England | 529 | 1:105,327 | 11,029 |
Argentina | 390 | 1:109,598 | 9,258 |
Australia | 292 | 1:92,451 | 10,569 |
South Africa | 269 | 1:201,404 | 21,575 |
Brazil | 236 | 1:907,095 | 32,500 |
Canada | 231 | 1:159,505 | 16,119 |
Sweden | 221 | 1:44,555 | 3,508 |
Denmark | 170 | 1:33,204 | 3,433 |
Iran | 117 | 1:656,261 | 35,321 |
Switzerland | 88 | 1:93,329 | 10,185 |
Hungary | 83 | 1:118,268 | 11,127 |
France | 58 | 1:1,145,219 | 121,886 |
Norway | 34 | 1:151,244 | 18,822 |
Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
Czechia | 30 | 1:354,449 | 42,602 |
Austria | 25 | 1:340,617 | 36,996 |
Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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England | 481 | 1:50,676 | 6,161 |
Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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United States | 1,154 | 1:43,517 | 5,055 |
The alternate forms: Störk (1,110) & Štork (351) are calculated separately.
Stork (55) may also be a first name.
Stork 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.
(English) a nickname and sign-name from the bird [Old English store-Scandinavian stork] Cp. Storck.
The bird.
A corruption of Stock, Stocks, which see.
A location name in Yorkshire in the Domesday Book, Estorch.
Stork Demographics
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Stork Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stork Come From? nationality or country of origin
Stork is found most in Germany. It can occur as: Störk or Štork. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Stork? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 30,242nd most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 412,658 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Stork reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 55 people.
Stork is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 8,710 people, or 1 in 9,243. In Germany Stork is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent are found, Hesse, where 17 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 58 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 4 percent are found.
Stork Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Stork has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stork last name rose 391 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 110 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 850 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 178 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Stork Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Stork surname are 18.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.34% being registered with the political party.
The amount Stork earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 5.41% less than the national average, earning 327,340 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.5% more than the national average, earning R 241,200 per year; in United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.82% more than the national average, earning $55,555 CAD per year.
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Stork Reference & Research
Sterk DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Stark FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Stark FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Sterk FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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