Sturry Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Sturry Surname Definition:

Stury: Amongst old Shropshire names now rare in the county is that of Stury, or occasionally Sturry, a frequent name amongst the Shrewsbury bailiffs from the 13th to the 16th century (P.).

Sturry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sturry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Stury: Amongst old Shropshire names now rare in the county is that of Stury, or occasionally Sturry, a frequent name amongst the Shrewsbury bailiffs from the 13th to the 16th century (P.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Sturry Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sturry occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Sturry click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sturry? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Sturry occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Sturry are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States Sturry is most numerous in: New York, where 50 percent live, Florida, where 38 percent live and Georgia, where 13 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 9 percent live and Jamaica, where 9 percent live.

Sturry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sturry has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sturry surname expanded 160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sturry Last Name Statistics demography

Sturry earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sturrey9221/
Sturray926/
Stury9158/
Steurrys8683/
Storry83863/
Steury83672/
Sturre83150/
Sturer83134/
Sturey8376/
Stoury838/
Stuery834/
Sturys834/
Sturoy832/
Sturzy832/
Sturra832/
Stuury831/
Sturri830/
Stirry830/
Steurer775,511/
Sturris77169/
Storrey77108/
Sturycz7782/
Stuhrer772/
Stauroy772/
Shtoury771/
Storroy771/
Stourer771/
Sturrer771/
Sturrie771/
Sturytë771/
Shturer771/
Staurer771/
Storray770/
Stautry770/
Sturret770/
Story7337,893/
Sture731,125/
Stura73696/
Sturi7314/
Stiry731/
Szturycz7127/
Sturrett7122/
Sturritt710/
Storey6744,404/
Sturza673,226/
Sturge671,654/
Storri67476/
Steuri67430/
Storøy67385/
Stouri67337/
Sturis67326/
Storay67212/
Storre67150/
Sztura6768/
Shtura6766/
Stuhre6758/
Stauri6752/
Sthory6748/
Storoy6730/
Stures6727/
Sturze6724/
Sturzi6723/
Stoura6717/
Steurrijs6712/
Shture6711/
Sturio679/
Sturie677/
Sturit677/
Stūrys674/
Shtory674/
Storra673/
Storzy672/
Stuhré672/
Sturep671/
Sturea671/
Sthuri671/
Stirey671/
Stturi671/
Stuere671/
Sturet671/
Steure671/
Staura671/
Stured670/
Stoure670/
Stirre670/
Sthure670/

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