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 Male String Height
178.55 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
String Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name String Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name String is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name String? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 509,669th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 11,351,318 people. String is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of String live; 79 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. String is also the 868,627th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 116 people.
This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 502 people, or 1 in 722,030. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New Jersey, where 22 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 37 countries. It also occurs 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 share of the population with the surname expanded 143 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 66 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
String Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the String surname is principally 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 to vote for the 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to String
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