Stour Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

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.

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Stour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
United States191:19,076,786604,894
France91:7,380,302306,885
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
Wales111:142,5835,610
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. From one of the rivers so called. 2. See Stower.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shtour91358/
Stouer915/
Stourd913/
Stourt913/
Stgour911/
Stoure910/
Stouhr910/
Stor891,124/
Stur89521/
Stourzh8315/
Stouert830/
Store807,152/
Storz806,798/
Storr805,542/
Stuhr804,969/
Stohr802,936/
Steur802,203/
Sturt802,160/
Sturz802,086/
Stuer801,485/
Sture801,125/
Stoor801,017/
Stoer80596/
Sturh80470/
Sturr80309/
Storp80260/
Stort80225/
Sztur80220/
Storø80170/
Sztor80167/
Stuur8082/
Storå8067/
Stosr8047/
Staur8040/
Stord8028/
Sturd8026/
Sthur8019/
Sthor8014/
Storh8010/
Sttor806/
Shtur804/
Stoir802/
Stoyr801/
Stuir801/
Storï801/
Shtor801/
Jstor801/
Sturp800/
Steihour771/
Shteyour771/
Steuer7310,437/
Stower73937/
Stoyer73579/
Storph73417/
Storrø73197/
Storre73150/
Sturre73150/
Søtorp7382/
Stauer7380/
Stoerr7379/
Sthoer7377/
Staurt7376/
Stojer7361/
Stuhre7358/
Stojar7355/
Storhs7349/
Stuehr7342/
Sturød7322/
Åstorp7322/
Stoier7319/
Stoore7316/
Stohre7315/
Sztore7312/
Stthor7311/
Shture7311/
Stuord737/
Stoerh736/
Szturz736/
Stutrh735/
Stortt735/
Shtorh734/
Staurd732/
Steurt731/
Shhtor731/
Stuirt731/
Stoire731/
Storth731/
Stoyar731/
Sturth731/
Sturzz731/
Stusrt731/
Stuyer731/
Steure731/
Stheur731/
Sturrp731/
Schtur731/
Storzh731/
Chtour731/
Sthohr731/
Stuort730/
Stuerr730/
Stordt730/
Steior730/
Steurd730/
Sthorp730/
Steaur730/
Stoort730/
Sturrd730/
Sthure730/
Steyor730/
Stoohr730/
Steiur730/
Star6742,133/
Sturova671,164/
Štor67404/
Stauere6763/
Stugger6753/
Sztojer6721/
Storova6720/
Schture6718/
Storrød6717/
Shtauer6716/
Schturz6716/
Stauwer6715/
Østtorp6715/
Shtayur6711/
Hæstorp676/
Shtoyer676/
Storová675/
Štur673/
Stejaur672/
Stoeyar672/
Sthauer672/
Stúr672/
Stür672/
Stowert671/
Stohier671/
Stowerr671/
Stuooer671/
Stauyer671/
Ztor671/
Stugier671/
Stár671/
Storrøe671/
Stowier671/
Stoordt671/
Stogger671/
Xtur671/
Steaurd670/
Stohger670/
Stoiher670/

Stour Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stour in the Russian language
Стоурstour-

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