Stable Surname
Approximately 852 people bear this surname
Stable Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the stable,' from residence thereby. Stables has the suffix s, as in Brooks, Styles, &c (perhaps patronymic). Possibly it is really plural, implying the stables, as distinct from a stable.
Read More About This SurnameStable Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 442 | 1:26,069 | 1,449 |
| Argentina | 99 | 1:431,752 | 32,722 |
| France | 96 | 1:691,903 | 87,871 |
| Uruguay | 61 | 1:56,258 | 6,129 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 124 | 1:196,576 | 15,750 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 69 | 1:727,807 | 46,603 |
The alternate forms: Stäble (21) are calculated separately.
Stable (101) may also be a first name.
Stable Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the stable,' from residence thereby. Stables has the suffix s, as in Brooks, Styles, &c (perhaps patronymic). Possibly it is really plural, implying the stables, as distinct from a stable.
Wido de Stabulo, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John de Stabulo, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
William de la Stable, Fines Roll, 11 Edward I.
William del Stabell, Close Rolls, 1 Henry V.
Radulphus del Stabill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Agnes del Stabill', 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes del Stable, 1370: ibid.
1628. Baptised — John, s. John Stables: St. James, Clerkenwell.
James Stubyl was tenant of Balmyle, 1460, and William Stabyl, tenant in Grange of Abyrbothry, 1468 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 142). The name also appears in the same record in the fifteenth century as Stabil, Stablis, Stibles, Stibull, Stibulis, and Stubil. Robert Stibillis or Stibles, son of the late John Stiblis, was admitted burgess of Dundee in 1593 (Wedd., p. 62), Robert Stibbillis appears as lector of the church of Dundee in 1623 (REB., II, 242), and Alexander Stable is recorded in Forgyside, 1698 (Moray). The name also appears in Keith, Banffshire, in 1646 (Strahbogie, p. 71). Helen Stables in Charleston of Aboyne, 1755 (Aberdeen CR.). Many families of this name appear in the Register of Cupar-Angus Abbey.
In addition to its face-meaning, may occasionally be tor Staple(s, q.v.
1. A personal name mentioned in Domesday. 2. More likely to relate to stability of mind than to association with horses. 3. A corruption of Staple.
Same as Staple, Staples, which see.
N. de Stables, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).
From Staple; a location name in Kent Or.from the Danish, Stabel; from the Dutch, Stapel; from the Flemish, Stabel; in the Domesday Book, Stable; from the German, Stebel; a personal name.
Stable Demographics
Average Stable Salary in
England
£21,603
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Stable Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stable Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Stable occurs most in Cuba. It can also occur in the variant forms: Stäble. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Stable? popularity and diffusion
Stable is the 409,925th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,553,458 people. The last name Stable is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Stable live; 52 percent live in Caribbean and 52 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 940,641st most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 101 people.
The last name Stable is most frequent in Cuba, where it is carried by 442 people, or 1 in 26,069. In Cuba it is mostly concentrated in: Havana, where 32 percent reside, Camagüey Province, where 31 percent reside and Guantánamo Province, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Cuba this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 12 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.
Stable Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Stable has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Stable last name decreased 69 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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