Sturgis Family History
Sturgis Name Meaning
English: from the Old Norse personal name Þorgils,
composed of the name of the Norse god of thunder, Þorr +
gils ‘hostage’, ‘pledge’. However, the inorganic initial
s- is not easily explained; it may be the result of Old French
influence.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Sturgis Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Sturgis families
 38 - 73  13 - 37 |
 1 - 12  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Sturgis families
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21 - 39 8 - 20 |
1 - 7 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Sturgis Family Origin
Sturgis Immigration Information
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Sturgis Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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