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UK surname

Sturmey

In the 1881 census there were 210 people recorded with the Sturmey surname, ranking it #12,440 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 397, ranked #11,941, up from #12,440 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Wolverhampton, Lullworth, East and Swindon, Lyddington. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include West Dorset, Sandwell and Purbeck.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Sturmey is 477 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 89.0%.

1881 census count

210

Ranked #12,440

Modern count

397

2016, ranked #11,941

Peak year

1998

477 bearers

Map years

8

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Sturmey had 210 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #12,440 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 397 in 2016, ranked #11,941.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 354 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Sturmey surname distribution map

The map shows where the Sturmey surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Sturmey surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Sturmey over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 103 #16,835
1861 historical 96 #21,648
1881 historical 210 #12,440
1891 historical 252 #12,685
1901 historical 309 #11,418
1911 historical 354 #10,192
1997 modern 455 #9,985
1998 modern 477 #9,955
1999 modern 469 #10,139
2000 modern 463 #10,200
2001 modern 449 #10,254
2002 modern 464 #10,181
2003 modern 458 #10,136
2004 modern 457 #10,168
2005 modern 445 #10,295
2006 modern 434 #10,543
2007 modern 429 #10,747
2008 modern 443 #10,559
2009 modern 440 #10,888
2010 modern 449 #10,931
2011 modern 443 #10,924
2012 modern 426 #11,139
2013 modern 422 #11,436
2014 modern 416 #11,660
2015 modern 402 #11,861
2016 modern 397 #11,941

Geography

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Where Sturmeys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Wolverhampton, Lullworth, East, Swindon, Lyddington, Portsmouth, Portsea and Dorchester Holy Trinity, Fordington. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to West Dorset, Sandwell, Purbeck and Wiltshire. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Wolverhampton Staffordshire
2 Lullworth, East Dorset
3 Swindon, Lyddington Wiltshire
4 Portsmouth, Portsea Hampshire
5 Dorchester Holy Trinity, Fordington Dorset

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 West Dorset 004 West Dorset
2 Sandwell 006 Sandwell
3 Purbeck 004 Purbeck
4 Wiltshire 054 Wiltshire
5 Wiltshire 047 Wiltshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Sturmey

These lists show first names that appear often with the Sturmey surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Sturmey

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Sturmey, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Sturmey surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Sturmey household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Sturmey is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Sturmey is most concentrated in decile 7 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Sturmey falls in decile 6 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Sturmey is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Sturmey, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Sturmey families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Sturmey surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Dorset leads with 101 Sturmeys recorded in 1881 and an index of 75.13x.

County Total Index
Dorset 101 75.13x
Hampshire 42 10.00x
Wiltshire 25 13.80x
Surrey 12 1.20x
Staffordshire 10 1.45x
Warwickshire 9 1.74x
Somerset 5 1.52x
Lancashire 2 0.08x
Durham 1 0.16x
Herefordshire 1 1.19x
Middlesex 1 0.05x
Sussex 1 0.29x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. East Lulworth in Dorset leads with 20 Sturmeys recorded in 1881 and an index of 7692.31x.

Place Total Index
East Lulworth 20 7692.31x
Portsea 14 17.01x
Winterborne St Martin 13 4333.33x
Milton Abbas 10 1515.15x
Fareham 9 178.22x
Melcombe Regis 7 125.67x
Rodbourne Cheney 7 500.00x
Swindon 7 49.82x
Thames Ditton 7 338.16x
Bickenhill 6 1666.67x
Liddiard Millicent 6 967.74x
Portsmouth 6 62.05x
Swyre 6 4000.00x
Blandford Forum 5 188.68x
Cerne Abbas 5 769.23x
Upway 5 980.39x
Willenhall 5 38.61x
Wolverhampton 5 9.40x
Alverstoke 4 26.32x
Compton Vallence 4 4444.44x
Battersea 3 3.98x
Blandford St Mary 3 1153.85x
Burcombe 3 1363.64x
Chaldon Herring 3 1304.35x
Coventry Holy Trinity 3 19.46x
Poole St James 3 59.41x
Puddletrenthide 3 576.92x
Rowner 3 2307.69x
Whippingham 3 94.34x
Ashton Under Lyne 2 3.76x
Bath St Peter St Paul 2 136.99x
Church Knowle 2 512.82x
Godmanstone 2 1666.67x
Iwerne Courtnay 2 219.78x
Preston 2 408.16x
Standerwick 2 3333.33x
Titchfield 2 63.29x
Winfrith Newburgh 2 298.51x
Bathwick 1 27.40x
Brighton 1 1.44x
Chesilborne 1 400.00x
Child Okeford 1 169.49x
Ewhurst 1 161.29x
Fordington 1 34.48x
Hereford St Owen 1 36.10x
Kingston On Thames 1 4.17x
Purton 1 62.11x
Ringwood 1 37.17x
St Marylebone London 1 0.91x
Trowbridge 1 12.48x
Wareham Holy Trinity 1 169.49x
Westoe 1 2.89x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Sturmey surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Sturmey surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
George 17
James 17
John 13
Charles 8
William 8
Joseph 5
Albert 4
Alfred 3
Frederick 3
Walter 3
Arthur 2
Edward 2
Frank 2
Robert 2
Baldemen 1
Edmond 1
Edmund 1
Fredrick 1
Harry 1
Henry 1
Issacher 1
Jasper 1
Peter 1
Thomas 1

FAQ

Sturmey surname: questions and answers

How common was the Sturmey surname in 1881?

In 1881, 210 people were recorded with the Sturmey surname. That placed it at #12,440 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Sturmey surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 397 in 2016. That gives Sturmey a modern rank of #11,941.

What does the Sturmey map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Sturmey bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.