Sturday Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Sturday Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the sturdy,' the strongly rash or inconsiderate (v. Skeat on sturdy, showing how the meaning of the word has changed). Middle English sturdi.
Hamond Sturdi, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameSturday Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
Sturday (29) may also be a first name.
Sturday Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the sturdy,' the strongly rash or inconsiderate (v. Skeat on sturdy, showing how the meaning of the word has changed). Middle English sturdi.
Hamond Sturdi, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter Sturdi, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Robertus Sturdy, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1618. Buried — Dyana, wife of James Sturdy: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1787. Married — Thomas Atkinson Sturdy and Ann Wood: St. George, Hanover Square.
From ME. sturdi, obstinate rash
The name of Sturdy was represented by Sturdi in Hunts and Oxfordshire in the 13th century (H. R.).
Sturday Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sturday Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sturday is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Sturday click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sturday? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,034,050th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Sturday is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Sturday reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sturday is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 29 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Sturday is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 78 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 11 percent reside and Rivers, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 38 percent reside and Australia, where 17 percent reside.
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