Storks Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Storks 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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Storks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Storks 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

The bird.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of Stock, Stocks, which see.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Storks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Storks is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Storks? popularity and diffusion

The surname Storks is the 1,422,956th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The last name Storks is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Storks reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Storks is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 3,588,702. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 30 percent are found, New Mexico, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Storks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Storks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Storks surname contracted 2 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Storks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Storks surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Storks earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 28.64% less than the national average, earning $30,790 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.47% less than the national average, earning $47,462 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Storcks9295/
Storkås9295/
Storrks920/
Starks8325,045/
Sterks83118/
Sturks8381/
Storgs831/
Stercks7740/
Starcks7712/
Starkss773/
Starkås773/
Stasrks771/
Hstarks771/
Storchs771/
Staerks770/
Sterkx6743/
Starkz677/
Sturgs673/
Sturcs671/
Štarks671/
Starcs670/
Sterckx624,629/
Starckx62127/
Sturgss629/
Sturggs623/
Sterkcx621/
Sterckz621/
Starcsh620/
Sterkckx571/
Starx551/
Stercx501/

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