Stour Surname
Approximately 355 people bear this surname
Stour Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Dweller by the River Stour (several in England), usually Stur, dat. Sture, in charters of the Anglo-Saxon period [prob. from the prim. form of Welsh ystwrio (ystwr, a stir, noise), to stir, bustle; cognate with Old English styrian, to stir(up), agitate, Old Norse styr-r, a stir, tumult, Middle English and Dialectal English and scot.
Read More About This SurnameStour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 73 | 1:333,909 | 21,641 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:1,091,711 | 63,103 |
Stour (45) may also be a first name.
Stour Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Dweller by the River Stour (several in England), usually Stur, dat. Sture, in charters of the Anglo-Saxon period [prob. from the prim. form of Welsh ystwrio (ystwr, a stir, noise), to stir, bustle; cognate with Old English styrian, to stir(up), agitate, Old Norse styr-r, a stir, tumult, Middle English and Dialectal English and scot. stour, O.F. estour, estur, a conflict, commotion, agitation, Scot. stour, to move swiftly, to cause foam or spray; and related to the base of English storm = Ger. sturm; and to Breton stér, a river] (Anglo-Scand.) a variant of Store, q.v.
Cp. Stower.
1. From one of the rivers so called. 2. See Stower.
Stour Demographics
Average Stour Salary in
United States
$46,357 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Stour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stour Come From? nationality or country of origin
Stour (Russian: Стоур) is found most in Morocco. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Stour? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 793,288th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Stour are found; 77 percent are found in North Africa and 77 percent are found in Mahgreb. Stour is also the 1,504,468th most frequently used first name globally, held by 45 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 126,286. Besides Morocco this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 8 percent are found and Iraq, where 6 percent are found.
Stour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Stour has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 59 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 99 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Stour Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Stour are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.
Stour earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning $46,357 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Stour Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Stour in the Russian language | ||
| Стоур | stour | - |
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