Sturton Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sturton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sturton.' Several parishes and townships bear this name in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, and West Riding of Yorkshire.

Nicholas de Sturton, Wiltshire: Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Sturton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1471:379,03426,619
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Canada491:751,95159,756
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1871:130,35012,089
Scotland171:220,1897,953

Sturton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sturton.' Several parishes and townships bear this name in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, and West Riding of Yorkshire.

Nicholas de Sturton, Wiltshire: Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1594. David Barnard, embroiderer, and Margery Sturton: Marriage Lic. (London).

1779. Married — Jonn Rood and Susannah Sturton: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) 1 a metathesized form of Stretton, Stpatton, q.v.

2 = Stourton, q.v.

Sturton (Grange), Yorks, was Stretun in Domesday-Book. Sturton, Notts, formerly Stretton, "is situated on Ermine Street,” as also is one of the Linc. Sturtons. The ‘Nicholas de Sturton, Wilts’, mentioned in the Testa de Nevill, evid. hailed from the mod, Stourton in that county.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sturton Last Name Facts

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

Sturton occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sturton.

How Common Is The Last Name Sturton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sturton is the 841,044th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Sturton reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 379,034. In England Sturton is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 26 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 13 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 9 percent live. Beside England it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.

Sturton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sturton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sturton surname declined 21 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 241 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sturton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sturton surname are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sturton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.46% more than the national average, earning $51,545 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $51,998 CAD per year.

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Stourton9371/
Staurton930/
Straton866,875/
Stirton861,507/
Storton86540/
Streton8671/
Sterton8653/
Starton8612/
Sturdon866/
Strtton862/
Struton861/
Sutrton861/
Sturten861/
Stroton861/
Stryton860/
Stratton8040,947/
Stretton805,733/
Strutton801,121/
Stortoni80999/
Straiton80880/
Streeton80580/
Stratone80143/
Streaton80105/
Strayton80100/
Stortone8089/
Strotton8068/
Stratoni8019/
Startoni8016/
Stritton8013/
Straaton8013/
Startton808/
Sturtini805/
Stertton804/
Steraton802/
Strutonn801/
Sudarton801/
Strawton801/
Sturdeon801/
Stritoni801/
Strotoni801/
Stortona801/
Strueton800/
Straeton800/
Sttraton800/
Stourten800/
Strohton800/
Stradton800/
Stratn771/
Sudartono75247/
Sutartono75107/
Straitton7514/
Strattion7514/
Souderton755/
Saturtino753/
Stewarton752/
Struttion752/
Streatton751/
Strattone751/
Strattoni751/
Streetton751/
Stratonie751/
Steratoni751/
Streetoon751/
Strattonn750/
Strattonw750/
Steratton750/
Straatton750/
Stratan713,553/
Straten711,402/
Startin71942/
Sterten71131/
Strutan71118/
Strutin7198/
Streten7186/
Strutyn7183/
Sudiartono7166/
Stratin7151/
Sturden7134/
Stroden7129/
Strydon7121/
Struten7118/
Startun7115/
Stirtan7114/
Stertin7114/
Setyartono7111/
Storten719/
Startan715/
Stortan712/
Starten712/
Stretan712/
Stritin712/
Stardon712/
Strotan711/
Stretin711/
Strodin711/
Strotin711/
Stirten711/
Sterretton711/
Soudretoni711/
Stradon711/
Stortin711/
Stratyn711/
Sturdun710/
Streetn710/
Stridon710/
Stratny710/
Stortini671,406/
Straaten67464/
Straeten67397/
Stratten67369/
Strattan67282/
Stratina67148/
Stradone67121/
Strotten67104/
Streeten67103/
Stretten6798/
Sudartan6790/
Sitradon6756/
Stratená6755/
Sudartin6750/
Strautin6740/
Streetin6735/
Strautyn6728/
Stardown6728/
Stratený6727/
Straiten6725/
Satrutin6719/
Strutina6717/
Sutratna6715/
Sutartin6715/
Strodane6712/
Stradoni6711/
Østertun6711/
Stortuen6711/
Strattin678/
Strutyna678/
Starodan676/
Strateny676/
Stretina675/
Stritten675/
Stratena674/
Sutrittayon674/
Stratină674/
Streiten674/
Satratna674/
Strettan673/
Startino673/
Strauten673/
Sutratno673/
Stratini673/
Straddon672/
Staratin672/
Staritin672/
Struttin672/
Stortino672/
Strotina671/
Strottan671/
Stroudtonya671/
Strutten671/
Stiridon671/
Stradten671/
Strattne671/
Streaten671/
Stewart-Oni671/
Starotin671/
Startina671/
Setratna671/
Striatan671/
Strodāne671/
Stratene671/
Strottné671/
Stroutin671/
Storteni671/
Stordone671/
Stuart-Winn671/
Stretnia671/
Strotyna671/
Steerdon670/
Sttratan670/
Sutertin670/
Strettin670/
Stratine670/
Strowden670/
Stroetin670/
Stroddin670/

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