Sturmey

English

Etymology

Perhaps from the Old French personal name Estourmi, which ultimately derives from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz (“storm”).

Proper noun

Sturmey (plural Sturmeys)

1. A surname from Old French.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Sturmey is the 10275^th most common surname in England, belonging to 576 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sturmey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.