# Sturgis (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/sturgis/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Old Norse.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norse |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,885 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,863 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 52,463 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.5% (5,799 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Sturges, Sturgess |

## Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Þorgils, composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) + gils (“hostage, pledge”). The initial s- is not explained.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Sturgis in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 66% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Similar surnames

Sturges, Sturgeon, Sturgill, Straus, Stairs, Strickland, Stark, Starks, Starkey, Strauss, Stowers, Strickler.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.