Sturdivant Surname

60,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Sturdivant Surname Definition:

V. Sturtevant, Sturtivant.

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Sturdivant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,3551:43,3825,320
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9011:55,7376,236

Sturdivant (20) may also be a first name.

Sturdivant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Sturtevant, Sturtivant.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) A nickname given to a messenger or pursuivant, the surname literally meaning “start forward.”

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Sturdivant means 'one who was a messenger'.

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Sturdivant Last Name Facts

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

Sturdivant is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sturdivant.

How Common Is The Last Name Sturdivant? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 60,084th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 868,599 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sturdivant are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 20 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 8,355 people, or 1 in 43,382. In The United States Sturdivant is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 17 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Alabama, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States Virgin Islands, where 0 percent reside.

Sturdivant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sturdivant has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sturdivant surname increased 927 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sturdivant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sturdivant last name are 8.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.72% registered with the party.

The amount Sturdivant earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 155.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 49,486 per year and in United States they earn 13.78% less than the national average, earning $37,201 USD per year.

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Sturdivant Reference & Research

Sturdevant DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Sturdevant FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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