Sturm Family History

Sturm Surname Meaning

German: nickname for a man of blustery temperament from Middle High German sturm ‘storm’. This form of the surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Czechia (see also 2 below).

Slovenian Croatian Czech and Slovak (Šturm): nickname from šturm, an (obsolete) word of German origin meaning ‘storm’ also ‘uproar’ (see 1 above).

Dutch: variant of Storm. Dutch: from the ancient Germanic personal name Sturm, Sturmi.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Sturm ‘storm’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Storm, Turk, Stern, Sturman, Stumm, Star, Stuhl, Sterk, Stum, Stark

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Where is the Sturm family from?

You can see how Sturm families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sturm family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Sturm families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 4 Sturm families living in London. This was 100% of all the recorded Sturm's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Sturm families in 1891.

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What did your Sturm ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Sturm.

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Unpaid domestic duties

72%

None

29%

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Census Record

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Passenger List

There are 8K immigration records available for the last name Sturm. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 29K military records available for the last name Sturm. For the veterans among your Sturm ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Sturm lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Sturm life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Sturm in 1945 was 31, and 77 in 2004.

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Sturm Surname Meaning

German: nickname for a man of blustery temperament from Middle High German sturm ‘storm’. This form of the surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Czechia (see also 2 below).

Slovenian Croatian Czech and Slovak (Šturm): nickname from šturm, an (obsolete) word of German origin meaning ‘storm’ also ‘uproar’ (see 1 above).

Dutch: variant of Storm. Dutch: from the ancient Germanic personal name Sturm, Sturmi.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Sturm ‘storm’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Sturm family from?

What did your Sturm ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Sturm.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Unpaid domestic duties

72%

None

29%

What Sturm family records will you find?

What is the average Sturm lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Sturm life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Sturm in 1945 was 31, and 77 in 2004.

Sturm Family History

Sturm Surname Meaning

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Sturm Surname Meaning

415,000 record(s) for Sturm

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Where is the Sturm family from?

What did your Sturm ancestors do for a living?

Top Female Occupations In 1939

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Military Records

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What is the average Sturm lifespan?

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