Sturdey Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sturdey 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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Sturdey Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:1,358,97760,528
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671

Sturdey 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)

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
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Sturdey Demographics

Average Sturdey Salary in
England

£22,330

Per year
Rank:
73,813 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
4.84173E-5
Rank: 83,710 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
82.78%
Sample size: 5 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Sturdey Last Name Facts

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

Sturdey is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sturdey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sturdey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,017,195th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. Sturdey is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Sturdey live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,358,977. In England Sturdey is mostly concentrated in: East Sussex, where 32 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 27 percent are found and Hampshire, where 22 percent are found. Besides England it exists in one country. It is also common in Algeria, where 2 percent are found.

Sturdey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sturdey has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sturdey surname rose 164 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sturdy923,049/
Sturde9256/
Sturdee86197/
Sturday8624/
Sturdes864/
Sturdie860/
Staurday804/
Staurder803/
Stordy77322/
Sturda77104/
Storde7719/
Stirde778/
Sturdà777/
Sturdi771/
Sturdio711/
Sturdis711/
Stoerdeh671/
Stordi622/
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