Sturgis Surname

67,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,422 people bear this surname

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

Sturgis 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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Sturgis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,2111:50,2656,070
England1291:431,92329,000
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Jamaica51:573,98910,196
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:234,37917,485
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5441:32,5253,917

Sturgis (104) may also be a first name.

Sturgis 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

Sturgis Last Name Facts

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

Sturgis is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sturgis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 67,080th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 981,884 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Sturgis are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sturgis is also the 925,156th most common first name at a global level, borne by 104 people.

The surname Sturgis is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 7,211 people, or 1 in 50,265. In The United States Sturgis is most frequent in: Michigan, where 7 percent live, California, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Sturgis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sturgis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sturgis surname grew 467 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 124 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sturgis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sturgis last name are 10.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.75% registered with the party.

The amount Sturgis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.32% less than the national average, earning $41,718 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.84% more than the national average, earning $52,087 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sturgiss93437/
Sturgies9361/
Sturggis933/
Sturgist932/
Sturis92326/
Sturges866,025/
Sturris86169/
Sturies8690/
Stouris868/
Stirgis866/
Storgis863/
Sturgia861/
Stursis861/
Sturgys861/
Sturcis860/
Sturgess806,573/
Sturzeis8094/
Sturgues8010/
Sturgees802/
Sturgest801/
Sturrges800/
Steurges800/
Sturdges800/
Sturge771,654/
Stursa77237/
Stures7727/
Sturzi7723/
Sturga7713/
Storis776/
Sturys774/
Sturse772/
Stūris772/
Storgi771/
Sturguess7584/
Sturdgess7531/
Steurrijs7512/
Steurgess751/
Stturgess751/
Stories71729/
Staurenghi71171/
Sturich7162/
Steures7133/
Stirges7118/
Storais7117/
Sturchi7114/
Sturger713/
Storges712/
Sturser711/
Storris711/
Sturzoi711/
Shtursa711/
Storghi711/
Staurset67168/
Steurrys6783/
Steurich6744/
Stirgess6722/
Shturich6721/
Chtouris676/
Storisch674/
Storgess671/
Staurser671/
Storries670/

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