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
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Stour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stour Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Stour (Russian: Стоур) has its highest incidence in Morocco. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Stour? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 793,288th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Stour are found; 77 percent are found in North Africa and 77 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 45 people.
Stour is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is carried by 273 people, or 1 in 126,286. Outside of Morocco Stour occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 8 percent are found and Iraq, where 6 percent are found.
Stour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Stour has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stour surname declined 59 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 99 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Stour Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Stour last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political 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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