Stringer Surname
Approximately 43,777 people bear this surname
Stringer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the stringer,' a manufacturer of cord or twine; compare Stringfellow, Corder, Roper, or Raper. No doubt the Stringer made the special cord for bows. It is a common Yorkshire entry in the 14th century.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22,936 | 1:15,803 | 2,012 |
| England | 11,133 | 1:5,005 | 696 |
| Australia | 4,269 | 1:6,324 | 923 |
| Canada | 2,087 | 1:17,655 | 2,515 |
| New Zealand | 1,055 | 1:4,292 | 671 |
| South Africa | 731 | 1:74,115 | 9,212 |
| Wales | 278 | 1:11,131 | 1,238 |
| Northern Ireland | 223 | 1:8,274 | 1,389 |
| Scotland | 180 | 1:29,743 | 3,095 |
| France | 164 | 1:405,017 | 59,459 |
| Ireland | 158 | 1:29,803 | 2,648 |
| Netherlands | 119 | 1:141,909 | 21,612 |
| Thailand | 69 | 1:1,023,744 | 155,957 |
| Spain | 51 | 1:916,707 | 35,562 |
| United Arab Emirates | 49 | 1:186,985 | 12,996 |
| Switzerland | 31 | 1:264,933 | 21,684 |
| Isle of Man | 22 | 1:3,901 | 846 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 300 | 1:14,766 | 1,897 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,905 | 1:4,128 | 605 |
| Wales | 45 | 1:34,854 | 1,900 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,299 | 1:15,222 | 1,954 |
Stringer (57) may also be a first name.
Stringer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the stringer,' a manufacturer of cord or twine; compare Stringfellow, Corder, Roper, or Raper. No doubt the Stringer made the special cord for bows. It is a common Yorkshire entry in the 14th century.
Godwynn Strenger, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Willelmus Strynger, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Strenger, 1379: ibid.
Ricardus Stryngar, 1379: ibid.
1574. Married — Richard Collie and Bettres Stringer: St Mary Aldermary (London).
1575. George Stringar, Staffordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1646. John Stringer, of Nantwich, victualler: Wills at Chester.
From the occupation, "one who makes strings for bows." Laurence Stringhar admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1486 (NSCM., I, p. 32).
(English) String- or Cord-Maker (esp. a maker of bow-strings) [Old English streng (= Old Norse streng-r), string, rope + the agential suff. -ere] Both Strenger and Strynger occur in Yorkshire in the 14th cent.
(English) One who made strings for bows.
One who made or fitted the strings to the bows in the time of archery.
"In war if a string break, the man is lost and is no man, and his weapon is gone, and although he have two strings put on at once, yet he shah have small leisure and less room to bend his bow, therefore, God send us good stringers both for war and peace."—Ascham.
STRINGER: In the days of archery, a maker of bow-strings. Nares's Glossary.
And Stringfellow (English), Bow-string maker.
From the Dutch, Strenger; from the German, Stringer; a personal name.
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Stringer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stringer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Stringer (Arabic: سترنجر, Russian: Стрингер) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Stringer? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 12,823rd most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 166,470 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Stringer reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 57 people.
The last name Stringer is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 22,936 people, or 1 in 15,803. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 14 percent live, Mississippi, where 9 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 68 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.
Stringer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Stringer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stringer last name rose 695 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 618 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,059 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 47 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Stringer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (76%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Stringer last name are 12.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.72% registered with the party.
The amount Stringer earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.01% more than the national average, earning R 270,936 per year; in United States they earn 3.15% less than the national average, earning $41,788 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.93% more than the national average, earning $51,634 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Stringer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Stringer in the Russian language | ||
| Стрингер | stringer | - |
| Stringer in the Arabic language | ||
| سترنجر | strnjr | - |
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