Maxwell-Stuart Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Maxwell-Stuart Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Maxwell & Stuart.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Maxwell-Stuart Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:594,86921,724
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Maxwell-Stuart Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maxwell-Stuart Come From? nationality or country of origin

Maxwell-Stuart occurs more in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Maxwell-Stuart.

How Common Is The Last Name Maxwell-Stuart? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Maxwell-Stuart live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles.

It is most common in Scotland, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 594,869. In Scotland Maxwell-Stuart is most frequent in: Scottish Borders, where 56 percent reside, Fife, where 33 percent reside and South Lanarkshire, where 11 percent reside. Beside Scotland Maxwell-Stuart occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent reside and Switzerland, where 8 percent reside.

Maxwell-Stuart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Maxwell-Stuart has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maxwellstuart966/
Maxwell Stuart936/
Maxwell-Stewart9040/
Maxwell Stewart832/
Maxwell'stewart831/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maxwell-Stuart
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