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) is found in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Stour? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 793,288th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. Stour is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Stour reside; 77 percent reside in North Africa and 77 percent reside in Mahgreb. Stour is also the 1,504,468th most common first name globally. It is borne by 45 people.
The last name Stour is most common in Morocco, where it is held by 273 people, or 1 in 126,286. Barring Morocco this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 8 percent reside and Iraq, where 6 percent reside.
Stour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Stour has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stour 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 those holding the Stour last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for 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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