Sturdee Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Sturdee 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.

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Sturdee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia691:391,24231,907
England401:1,392,95161,553
United States271:13,424,405494,117
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Austria111:774,13064,097
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sturdee 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From ME. sturdi, obstinate rash

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(A. - French -?Latin) Sturdy; orig. Rash, Reckless [Middle English sturdi. Old French estourdi (French étourdi, giddy, thoughtless); of uncertain but prob. Latin orig.] Walter Sturdi.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Stout, vigorous.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The name of Sturdy was represented by Sturdi in Hunts and Oxfordshire in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Sturdee Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sturdee Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sturdee is held by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sturdee.

How Common Is The Last Name Sturdee? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,198,640th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 39 percent of Sturdee are found; 39 percent are found in Australasia and 39 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most widespread in Australia, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 391,242. In Australia it is most frequent in: Queensland, where 99 percent are found and New South Wales, where 1 percent are found. Other than Australia Sturdee exists in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Sturdee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sturdee has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sturdee last name grew 148 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 675 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sturdee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sturdee surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sturdee earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.13% more than the national average, earning R 439,932 per year; in United States they earn 17.35% more than the national average, earning $50,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 222.09% more than the national average, earning $160,024 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sturde9256/
Sturdey8642/
Sturdes864/
Sturdie860/
Staurder803/
Sturdy773,049/
Sturda77104/
Storde7719/
Stirde778/
Sturdi771/
Sturday7124/
Sturdio711/
Sturdis711/
Staurday674/
Stoerdeh671/
Stordy62322/
Stordi622/

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