Sturrock
surname · Latin script
Meaning: dweller by the high rock (OE stānrocc); first attested Robert Stourok 1275 RH (K)
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 6 countries · latest register: dane.gov.pl, 2026
/ˈstɔɹək/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Sturrock is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- GBUnited Kingdom
- AUAustralia
- USUnited States
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)dweller by the high rock (OE stānrocc); first attested Robert Stourok 1275 RH (K)
Cited for this meaning 1
- A Dictionary of English Surnames
Where in the world
(measured from records)Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name
(measured from records)- Archibald Sturrockb. 1816GBBritish railway engineer
- Peter Sturrockb. 1820GBScottish civil engineer, colliery owner and provost of Kilmarnock and a Conservative politician
- Jock Sturrockb. 1915AUAustralian yachtsman (1915-1997)
- John Sturrockb. 1915GBEnglish rower
- Peter A. Sturrockb. 1924GBBritish physicist (1924-2024)
- John Sturrockb. 1930GBBritish author and literary editor (1930-2017)
- David Sturrockb. 1938GBScottish footballer (born 1938)
- Paul Sturrockb. 1956GBScottish footballer and manager (born 1956)
- Tristan Sturrockb. 1968GBBritish actor
- Blair Sturrockb. 1981GBScottish footballer (born 1981)
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them
(machine-generated)Evidence
(measured from records)14 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 6 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB United Kingdom | Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register) | 2002 | 878 | #7,337 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 559 | #39,352 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 555 | #42,112 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 534 | #38,890 |
| SE Sweden | Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population) | — | 5 | #55,100 |
| DK Denmark | Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts) | — | 4 | #74,005 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 2 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 2 | #399,924 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 4
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Sturrock mean, and where does it come from?
- dweller by the high rock (OE stānrocc); first attested Robert Stourok 1275 RH (K) Recorded by A Dictionary of English Surnames.
- How do you pronounce Sturrock?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈstɔɹək/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Sturrock have the most bearers?
- Sturrock is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Sturrock”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.