String Surname

509,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5021:722,03056,796
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
England121:4,643,172139,951
India111:69,733,217610,955
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
China41:341,830,39216,990
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Suriname11:552,6169,664
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3501:143,48213,461

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"

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Østring9231/
Støring9214/
Strings927/
Stringh923/
Strin9157/
Stringue86103/
Høstring862/
Stringne861/
Stringth860/
Streng835,367/
Strina831,277/
Strien83562/
Struin83363/
Sträng83299/
Strind8332/
Strink8325/
Strgin832/
Strihn831/
Strint831/
Sttrin831/
Østrin831/
Strn801/
Stringova801/
Østreng77271/
Striehn7743/
Strängh777/
Strengs775/
Strinck774/
Strinne774/
Strzina773/
Strengh772/
Strinke772/
Strueng771/
Strreng771/
Strengk771/
Straeng771/
Støreng771/
Stroeng770/
Strim73205/
Stren73111/
Stryn7399/
Strén7329/
Strne732/
Strnd731/
Strinckx7120/
Strinova712/
Strinque711/
Streun67702/
Strenk67696/
Stryhn67689/
Sætren67229/
Strenn67214/
Støren67113/
Strehn6782/
Strent6777/
Streen6743/
Strinková6732/
Struen6724/
Strånd6712/
Strühn678/
Stryon678/
Strynk677/
Strend677/
Stryna676/
Strynø675/
Stroen675/
Strzen673/
Shtrinova673/
Strenc672/
Strönd671/
Strynt671/
Shtren671/
Strinkova671/
Strijnova671/
Sttrength671/
Stremg671/
Straen671/
Åströn671/
Strijnckx671/
Strimk670/
Strren670/

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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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