Stork Surname

30,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Greenland

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.

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Stork Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,7101:9,2431,158
United States4,5111:80,3509,145
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
Netherlands7031:24,0223,893
England5291:105,32711,029
Argentina3901:109,5989,258
Australia2921:92,45110,569
South Africa2691:201,40421,575
Brazil2361:907,09532,500
Canada2311:159,50516,119
Sweden2211:44,5553,508
Denmark1701:33,2043,433
Iran1171:656,26135,321
Switzerland881:93,32910,185
Hungary831:118,26811,127
France581:1,145,219121,886
Norway341:151,24418,822
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
Czechia301:354,44942,602
Austria251:340,61736,996
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Greece221:503,62763,727
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Wales171:182,03112,022
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Finland111:499,70030,478
Greenland71:8,054710
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China61:227,886,92811,701
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4811:50,6766,161
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1541:43,5175,055

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.

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

(English) a nickname and sign-name from the bird [Old English store-Scandinavian stork] Cp. Storck.

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

A location name in Yorkshire in the Domesday Book, Estorch.

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

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Störk931,110/
Štork93351/
Storck919,567/
Shtork91335/
Storke91317/
Stoerk91145/
Sztork9139/
Stohrk912/
Storkc912/
Stourk911/
Sthork911/
Storkt911/
Stoork910/
Storcks8395/
Storkås8395/
Shtorkh8343/
Stoerck8330/
Sztorck831/
Storcke830/
Storrks830/
Stark80122,548/
Sterk806,411/
Stärk802,401/
Sturk801,009/
Storc80285/
Storq8044/
Storg8028/
Stürk8013/
Stêrk801/
Storková7730/
Storkova7726/
Schtorck773/
Stoehrrk771/
Starke7322,848/
Starck737,574/
Sztorc731,584/
Shtark731,122/
Sterck731,095/
Stárek73985/
Staerk73481/
Sztark73472/
Stärke73317/
Stührk73134/
Sterkh7388/
Sturke7384/
Shterk7370/
Stürck7366/
Störck7364/
Szterk7346/
Stärck7325/
Stuhrk7319/
Shtorg7312/
Staark737/
Starkz737/
Starkh734/
Starkt733/
Sthorc733/
Sturck732/
Stasrk731/
Storgh731/
Shturk731/
Szturk731/
Sthark731/
Sterrk731/
Storgs731/
Sttark731/
Staurk730/
Steurk730/
Stuirk730/
Storcková711/
Starcke67625/
Staerck67225/
Sturcke67184/
Starckx67127/
Storque6776/
Stehrkh6727/
Stuhrke6724/
Stärcke6713/
Starcks6712/
Schterk6712/
Shtarke676/
Starkås673/
Starkss673/
Stürgkh672/
Hstarke672/
Sturrck671/
Hstarks671/
Shtarkh671/
Storgue671/
Stasrks671/
Sztárek671/
Stührck671/
Staarck671/
D'Stark671/
Staarke670/

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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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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stork
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