Stury Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Stury 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.).

Stury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Stury 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

Stury Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stury is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stury? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stury is the 2,530,696th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname Stury is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Stury reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Stury is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 2,875,195. In Germany Stury is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 39 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 29 percent live and Hesse, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 38 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Stury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stury has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stury last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stury Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stury surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Stury earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.65% less than the national average, earning $39,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steury91672/
Sturey9176/
Sturry9111/
Stoury918/
Sturys914/
Stuery914/
Sturzy912/
Sturoy912/
Stuury911/
Sturycz8382/
Sturrey8321/
Sturray836/
Stauroy832/
Sturytë831/
Shtoury831/
Stautry830/
Story8037,893/
Sture801,125/
Stura80696/
Sturi8014/
Stiry801/
Steurrys7783/
Szturycz7727/
Storey7344,404/
Sturza733,226/
Sturge731,654/
Storry73863/
Steuri73430/
Storøy73385/
Stouri73337/
Sturis73326/
Storay73212/
Sturre73150/
Sturer73134/
Sztura7368/
Shtura7366/
Stuhre7358/
Stauri7352/
Sthory7348/
Storoy7330/
Stures7327/
Sturze7324/
Sturzi7323/
Stoura7317/
Shture7311/
Sturio739/
Sturie737/
Sturit737/
Stūrys734/
Shtory734/
Storzy732/
Stuhré732/
Sturra732/
Staura731/
Steure731/
Sturet731/
Stuere731/
Stturi731/
Stirey731/
Sthuri731/
Sturea731/
Sturep731/
Stoure730/
Stirry730/
Sthure730/
Sturri730/
Stured730/
Steurer675,511/
Shtoura67184/
Sturris67169/
Storrey67108/
Shtiroy6785/
Sturich6762/
Sturzea6761/
Steures6733/
Schture6718/
Stouris678/
Sturzha677/
Stuhrer672/
Sthorey671/
Storroy671/
Stourer671/
Sturrer671/
Sturrie671/
Staurer671/
Sturzoi671/
Shturer671/
Storray670/
Steured670/
Sturitt670/
Storeey670/
Sturret670/
Sturett670/

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