Last Name STURDEVANT

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Meaning Nickname: At first site this sobriquet would seem to be a compound of 'sturdy,' rash, inconsiderate; and 'avaunt,' a boast, a vaunt, and also an old French sobriquet for some reckless boaster. But it is in reality one of the early nicknames given to pursuivants, harbingers, or heralnds. Thus it means 'go-before,' from 'start' (Mediaeval English 'stirt' and 'stert'), and 'avaunt,' forward, to the front.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 11,138 (2000 US census) 11,942 (1990 US census)
Count 2,613 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 93.19%, or 2435 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 3.18%, or 83 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.31%, or 8 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.73%, or 19 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.38%, or 36 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.22%, or 32 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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