Sturman Surname

109,544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Sturman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the steerman,' navigator.

Robert le Steresman, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger le Steresman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Mr. Lower says, 'Stirman or Stirmannus occurs in Domesday as the designation of an official.

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Sturman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8181:199,37219,617
England1,6431:33,9124,489
Israel1431:59,8447,631
Italy1361:449,68247,840
Australia1211:223,10521,260
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Argentina561:763,27551,263
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Wales251:123,7819,267
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6661:36,6004,760
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1891:265,70721,729

The alternate forms: Šturman (131) are calculated separately.

Sturman (34) may also be a first name.

Sturman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the steerman,' navigator.

Robert le Steresman, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger le Steresman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Mr. Lower says, 'Stirman or Stirmannus occurs in Domesday as the designation of an official. Edric Stirman was to Edward Confessor, commander of the land and sea forces of the bishop of Worcester for the King's service (Stermannus navis episcopi, et ductor exercitus ejusdem episcopi, ad servicium regis)': Heming Chartul., quoted in Ellis's Introduction.

1548. William Sturman and Elis. Norryce: Marriage Lic. (London).

1553. Baptised — Mary Sturmanne: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1619. Buried — John Styrman: ibid.

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

(English) 1 Ox-Man or -Herd [v. under Sture1, Steer, and + man] 2 Steersman, Skipper [a descendant of the Old English steórmann, steersman, captain]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Dutch) One who worked on a boat, a sailor or navigator.

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

Stirman or Stermannus occurs in Domesday as the designation of an official Edric Stirman was, temp. Edw. Confessor, commander of the land and sea forces of the bishop of Worcester, for the king's service. (Stermannus navis episcopi, et ductor exercitus ejusdem episcopi, ad servicium regis). Heming Chartul. quoted in Ellis's Introd. ii. 89. There was also a king's Stirman. Anglo-Saxon steoran, to steer, role, govern.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sturman Last Name Facts

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

Sturman (Russian: Стурман) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Šturman. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sturman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sturman is the 109,544th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,715,524 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Sturman live; 43 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 34 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,818 people, or 1 in 199,372. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 12 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States Sturman exists in 40 countries. It is also found in England, where 39 percent are found and Israel, where 3 percent are found.

Sturman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sturman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 962 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 247 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sturman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sturman surname are 12.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.52% registered with the political party.

The amount Sturman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.55% less than the national average, earning R 93,756 per year; in United States they earn 4.41% more than the national average, earning $45,054 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.89% more than the national average, earning $51,121 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sturman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sturman in the Russian language
Стурманsturman-

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Sturman Reference & Research

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