Sturges Surname

80,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Sturges Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thurgis or Turgis,' with prefixed 's'. The surname, like the early fontal name, is common to all parts of England.

Turgis (without surname), Lincolnshire, 10 Henry II: Pipe Roll.

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Sturges Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7461:76,3718,741
England6181:90,1599,729
Australia2841:95,05510,817
Canada1131:326,06729,799
Germany1011:797,08458,657
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
France331:2,012,810168,616
Wales201:154,72710,755
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Scotland91:594,86921,724
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7121:34,2354,488
Wales151:104,5614,503
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5381:32,6523,932

Sturges (41) may also be a first name.

Sturges Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thurgis or Turgis,' with prefixed 's'. The surname, like the early fontal name, is common to all parts of England.

Turgis (without surname), Lincolnshire, 10 Henry II: Pipe Roll.

Thurgis le Caldccote, Norfolk, temp. King John: History of Norfolk.

Thurgis (without surname), Lincolnshire, ibid.

Turgeus de Gorton, Suffolk, ibid.

Turgisius de Heredefeld, Kent, ibid.

William Thurgys, Wiltshire, ibid.

Adam Thurgis, Bedfordshire, ibid.

Richard Turgis, Wiltshire, ibid.

A century later s had stolen to the front:

Johannes Sturgys, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Sturgys, junior, 1379: ibid.

1626. Baptised — John, son of Sturges Sturgis: St. Dionis Backchurch.

The earlier and more correct form lingered on for several centuries.

1629. Buried — John Turges, son of Thomas Turges: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1646. Married — Thomas Langham and Sarah Turgis: ibid.

1666. Paul Bowes and Bridgett Sturges: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1785. Married — Thomas Sturgis and Sarah Whitmee: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Sturge’s(Son): v. Sturge.

Johannes Sturgys.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Turgis (hostage of Thor, god of thunder).

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

Sturges Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sturges (Russian: Стургес) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sturges? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sturges is the 80,765th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,209,551 people. Sturges occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Sturges are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sturges is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 41 people.

Sturges is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,746 people, or 1 in 76,371. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 15 percent reside, Nevada, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 32 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Sturges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sturges has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 309 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 13 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sturges Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sturges last name are 11.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.06% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sturges earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.12% more than the national average, earning R 411,408 per year; in United States they earn 9.84% more than the national average, earning $47,394 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.84% more than the national average, earning $58,548 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sturgess936,573/
Sturgies9361/
Sturgues9310/
Sturgees932/
Sturgest931/
Sturgeis931/
Steurges930/
Sturrges930/
Sturdges930/
Sturge921,654/
Stures9227/
Sturguess8884/
Sturdgess8831/
Stturgess881/
Steurgess881/
Sturgis867,422/
Sturies8690/
Steures8633/
Stirges8618/
Sturger863/
Storges862/
Sturgys861/
Sturgiss80437/
Sturzeis8094/
Stirgess8022/
Sturggis803/
Sturgist802/
Storgess801/
Sturis77326/
Stores77269/
Stursa77237/
Sturçe7729/
Sturze7724/
Sturga7713/
Sturce778/
Storge776/
Sturys774/
Sturse772/
Stories71729/
Sturris71169/
Sturzea7161/
Sturzer7131/
Storres719/
Stouris718/
Stirgis716/
Storgis713/
Sturcey712/
Shtursa711/
Storeys711/
Storesh711/
Sturgia711/
Stursis711/
Sturser711/
Storees711/
Sturche710/
Sturcis710/
Sturjet710/
Storses710/
Staurset67168/
Steurrys6783/
Shturetz671/
Staurser671/
Sturdcee671/
Sturchey671/
Storries670/

Sturges Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sturges in the Russian language
Стургесsturges-

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