Sturt Surname

194,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sturt Surname Definition:

William dela Sturte, Devon, 1273.

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Sturt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0501:53,0656,497
Australia4171:64,7387,754
United States3371:1,075,54678,300
New Zealand1251:36,2276,204
Canada711:518,95243,932
Wales511:60,6775,433
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Scotland191:281,78013,396
India151:51,137,692512,385
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6741:36,1654,704
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Sturt (62) may also be a first name.

Sturt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stert,' a parish in Wiltshire, near Devizes. As suggested by Mr. Lower, this seems the probable origin. The evidence I furnish below confirms this view:

William dela Sturte, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas atte Sturt, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1600. Baptised — William, s. John Sturte: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1615. Waymond Stert or Sturt, Devon: Register of the University of Oxford. vol. ii. pt. ii.. (see Index).

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

(English) belonging to Sturt or Stert; or Dweller at a Tail or Tongue of Land [Old English steort] 13-14th cent. West. English records contain such surnames as 'de la Sturte’ and 'atte Sturt.’ Cp. Start and Stort.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller on a promontory or tongue of land, or on the spur of a hill.

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

Probably from Siert, a chapelry in the parish of Erchfont. co. Wilts.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sturt is a name that was at one time more common in the southern counties than it is at present. It occurred in Devonshire in the 13th century (H. R.). There were Sturts in the parish of Angmering, Sussex, two centuries ago (D.).

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

Sturt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sturt (Russian: Стурт) is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sturt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sturt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 194,523rd most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,373,864 people. Sturt is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Sturt live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles. Sturt is also the 1,246,114th most numerous given name worldwide, held by 62 people.

The surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 1,050 people, or 1 in 53,065. In England Sturt is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 18 percent are found, Surrey, where 18 percent are found and Hampshire, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Sturt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sturt has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Sturt surname grew 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 535 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 173 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sturt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sturt surname are 2.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.22% registered with the party.

The amount Sturt earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 32.73% more than the national average, earning 459,346 kr per year; in United States they earn 26.56% more than the national average, earning $54,608 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.02% less than the national average, earning $49,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sturts9197/
Staurt9176/
Stuert9117/
Stourt913/
Stusrt911/
Sturth911/
Stuirt911/
Steurt911/
Sturte910/
Stur89521/
Shturts8339/
Shturtz837/
Staurts831/
Stuhr804,969/
Steur802,203/
Sturz802,086/
Sture801,125/
Sturh80470/
Stour80355/
Sturr80309/
Stort80225/
Sztur80220/
Stuur8082/
Stirt8056/
Staur8040/
Sturd8026/
Sthur8019/
Shtur804/
Stórt801/
Stuir801/
Sturp800/
Sturtsch771/
Stürtz73746/
Shtour73358/
Sturcz73220/
Sturre73150/
Stuhre7358/
Sturød7322/
Stiert7322/
Shture7311/
Szturz736/
Stortt735/
Stutrh735/
Stourd733/
Staurd732/
Stheur731/
Zturtz731/
Stuerd731/
Stoert731/
Schtur731/
Storth731/
Sturzz731/
Steure731/
Sturrp731/
Stgour731/
Stouhr730/
Sthure730/
Sturdz730/
Sturrd730/
Stoort730/
Steurd730/
Stordt730/
Stoure730/
Sturova671,164/
Stor671,124/
Schture6718/
Schturz6716/
Stourzh6715/
Stuerød6712/
Štur673/
Stür672/
Stúr672/
Xtur671/
Stoordt671/
Stuooer671/

Sturt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sturt in the Russian language
Стуртsturt-

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