How common is the surname Sturges?

2,958 people in the United States had the surname Sturges in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 104,376 Americans. It ranked 10,782nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sturges?

John Sturges, American film director (1910–1992), followed by Preston Sturges.

Where is the surname Sturges most common?

Wikidata records people named Sturges in the United States.

Is the surname Sturges getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,046 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,958 in 2010, down 2.9%.

The surname Sturges

A surname, carried by 2,958 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S362

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sturges is more common than 93.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,958 people named Sturges in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 104,376 Americans. That is down 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,046.

#10,782

rank among US surnames

2,958

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

-2.9%

change since 2000 (was #9,801)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,777	Petrosky	2,960	104,306
#10,779	Collin	2,959	104,341
#10,782	Lama	2,958	104,376
#10,787	Sergent	2,957	104,412
#10,790	Beesley	2,956	104,447

Who is named Sturges

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

86% of people named Sturges identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sturgess

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Sturges
American film director (1910–1992)
Preston Sturges
American film director and screenwriter (1898-1959)
Jock Sturges
American photographer (born 1947)
Shannon Sturges
American actress, born 1968

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sturges

Sturges has the Soundex code S362, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S362.

Questions

How common is the surname Sturges?: 2,958 people in the United States had the surname Sturges in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 104,376 Americans. It ranked 10,782nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sturges?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Sturges identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sturges?: John Sturges, American film director (1910–1992), followed by Preston Sturges.
Where is the surname Sturges most common?: Wikidata records people named Sturges in the United States.
Is the surname Sturges getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,046 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,958 in 2010, down 2.9%.