String Surname
Approximately 642 people bear this surname
String Surname Definition:
Perhaps a contraction of Stringer. Mr. Bowditch informs us that two daughters of Mr. String, of S. Carolina, lately eloped with one person (1857.) Thus was made good the proverbial remark-"Two Strings to one Beau"
String Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 502 | 1:722,030 | 56,796 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 35 | 1:696,439 | 33,013 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 350 | 1:143,482 | 13,461 |
String (116) may also be a first name.
String Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Perhaps a contraction of Stringer. Mr. Bowditch informs us that two daughters of Mr. String, of S. Carolina, lately eloped with one person (1857.) Thus was made good the proverbial remark-"Two Strings to one Beau"
String Demographics
Average String Salary in
United States
$46,227 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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String Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name String Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname String has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name String? popularity and diffusion
String is the 509,669th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 11,351,318 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of String are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 868,627th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 116 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 502 people, or 1 in 722,030. In The United States it is mostly found in: New Jersey, where 22 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States String exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 7 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.
String Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of String has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the String last name increased 143 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 66 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
String Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the String last name are 20.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.5% being registered with the political party.
String earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.13% more than the national average, earning $46,227 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Østring | 92 | 31 | / |
| Støring | 92 | 14 | / |
| Strings | 92 | 7 | / |
| Stringh | 92 | 3 | / |
| Strin | 91 | 57 | / |
| Stringue | 86 | 103 | / |
| Høstring | 86 | 2 | / |
| Stringne | 86 | 1 | / |
| Stringth | 86 | 0 | / |
| Streng | 83 | 5,367 | / |
| Strina | 83 | 1,277 | / |
| Strien | 83 | 562 | / |
| Struin | 83 | 363 | / |
| Sträng | 83 | 299 | / |
| Strind | 83 | 32 | / |
| Strink | 83 | 25 | / |
| Strgin | 83 | 2 | / |
| Strihn | 83 | 1 | / |
| Strint | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sttrin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Østrin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Strn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stringova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Østreng | 77 | 271 | / |
| Striehn | 77 | 43 | / |
| Strängh | 77 | 7 | / |
| Strengs | 77 | 5 | / |
| Strinck | 77 | 4 | / |
| Strinne | 77 | 4 | / |
| Strzina | 77 | 3 | / |
| Strengh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Strinke | 77 | 2 | / |
| Strueng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Strreng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Strengk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Straeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Støreng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Stroeng | 77 | 0 | / |
| Strim | 73 | 205 | / |
| Stren | 73 | 111 | / |
| Stryn | 73 | 99 | / |
| Strén | 73 | 29 | / |
| Strne | 73 | 2 | / |
| Strnd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Strinckx | 71 | 20 | / |
| Strinova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Strinque | 71 | 1 | / |
| Streun | 67 | 702 | / |
| Strenk | 67 | 696 | / |
| Stryhn | 67 | 689 | / |
| Sætren | 67 | 229 | / |
| Strenn | 67 | 214 | / |
| Støren | 67 | 113 | / |
| Strehn | 67 | 82 | / |
| Strent | 67 | 77 | / |
| Streen | 67 | 43 | / |
| Strinková | 67 | 32 | / |
| Struen | 67 | 24 | / |
| Strånd | 67 | 12 | / |
| Strühn | 67 | 8 | / |
| Stryon | 67 | 8 | / |
| Strynk | 67 | 7 | / |
| Strend | 67 | 7 | / |
| Stryna | 67 | 6 | / |
| Strynø | 67 | 5 | / |
| Stroen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Strzen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shtrinova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Strenc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Strönd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Strynt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shtren | 67 | 1 | / |
| Strinkova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Strijnova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sttrength | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stremg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Straen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Åströn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Strijnckx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Strimk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Strren | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to String
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