Sturges Surname
Approximately 6,025 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSturges Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,746 | 1:76,371 | 8,741 |
| England | 618 | 1:90,159 | 9,729 |
| Australia | 284 | 1:95,055 | 10,817 |
| Canada | 113 | 1:326,067 | 29,799 |
| Germany | 101 | 1:797,084 | 58,657 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 712 | 1:34,235 | 4,488 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,538 | 1:32,652 | 3,932 |
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.
Sturge’s(Son): v. Sturge.
Johannes Sturgys.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.
(English) Descendant of Turgis (hostage of Thor, god of thunder).
Sturges Demographics
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Sturges Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sturges Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sturges (Russian: Стургес) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as:. 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 held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,209,551 people. The surname is mostly found 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 commonly used forename globally, borne by 41 people.
The surname Sturges is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4,746 people, or 1 in 76,371. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 15 percent are found, Nevada, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States Sturges occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.
Sturges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sturges has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sturges surname expanded 309 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 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 Republicans than the national average, with 58.06% registered to vote for 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgess | 93 | 6,573 | / |
| Sturgies | 93 | 61 | / |
| Sturgues | 93 | 10 | / |
| Sturgees | 93 | 2 | / |
| Sturgest | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sturgeis | 93 | 1 | / |
| Steurges | 93 | 0 | / |
| Sturrges | 93 | 0 | / |
| Sturdges | 93 | 0 | / |
| Sturge | 92 | 1,654 | / |
| Stures | 92 | 27 | / |
| Sturguess | 88 | 84 | / |
| Sturdgess | 88 | 31 | / |
| Stturgess | 88 | 1 | / |
| Steurgess | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sturgis | 86 | 7,422 | / |
| Sturies | 86 | 90 | / |
| Steures | 86 | 33 | / |
| Stirges | 86 | 18 | / |
| Sturger | 86 | 3 | / |
| Storges | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sturgys | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sturgiss | 80 | 437 | / |
| Sturzeis | 80 | 94 | / |
| Stirgess | 80 | 22 | / |
| Sturggis | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sturgist | 80 | 2 | / |
| Storgess | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sturis | 77 | 326 | / |
| Stores | 77 | 269 | / |
| Stursa | 77 | 237 | / |
| Sturçe | 77 | 29 | / |
| Sturze | 77 | 24 | / |
| Sturga | 77 | 13 | / |
| Sturce | 77 | 8 | / |
| Storge | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sturys | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sturse | 77 | 2 | / |
| Stories | 71 | 729 | / |
| Sturris | 71 | 169 | / |
| Sturzea | 71 | 61 | / |
| Sturzer | 71 | 31 | / |
| Storres | 71 | 9 | / |
| Stouris | 71 | 8 | / |
| Stirgis | 71 | 6 | / |
| Storgis | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sturcey | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shtursa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Storeys | 71 | 1 | / |
| Storesh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sturgia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Stursis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sturser | 71 | 1 | / |
| Storees | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sturche | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sturcis | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sturjet | 71 | 0 | / |
| Storses | 71 | 0 | / |
| Staurset | 67 | 168 | / |
| Steurrys | 67 | 83 | / |
| Shturetz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Staurser | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sturdcee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sturchey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Storries | 67 | 0 | / |
Sturges Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sturges in the Russian language | ||
| Стургес | sturges | - |
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