Stour Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Stour Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Stour family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 7
Power Loom Weaver Cotton 5
Frame Work Knitter 5
Labourer 4
Annuitant 3
House Servant 2
Cotton Factory Labourer 2
Dress Maker 2
Laundress 2
Ship Carpenter 1
Bonnett Maker 1
Brick Layer's Apprentice 1
Carter 1
Journeyman Painter 1
Carpenter Employing 1 Boy 1
Domestic 1
Tailor 1
Bankers Clark 1
Landed Proprietor 1
Bricklayer 1
Seamer 1
Cabinet Maker's Porter 1
Errand Boy 1
Shoe Maker 1
Silver Smith 1

Stour Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Steer 60% 25,919
2 Easter 33% 10,168
3 Suter 40% 6,430
4 Souter 50% 4,908
5 Star 60% 2,594
6 Store 60% 1,928
7 Stear 60% 1,732
8 Steere 50% 960
9 Stour 100% 940
10 Auster 33% 747
11 Seater 33% 712
12 Stair 60% 603
13 Soutar 50% 507
14 Sutor 60% 491
15 Stare 40% 476
16 Ester 40% 445
17 Aster 40% 411
18 Oster 40% 308
19 Sater 40% 306
20 Sture 60% 233
21 Storie 50% 226
22 Seatree 29% 192
23 Stier 60% 144
24 Starie 33% 134
25 Stoor 80% 132
26 Stur 80% 132
27 Suiter 33% 127
28 Sauter 33% 122

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The surname Stour is the 9th most popular variant of Steer.

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