Stack Surname

21,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Stack Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) Dweller at a Stack, or Steep Rock or Hill [Old Norse stakk-r (Dano-Norwegian stak, Swedish stack), a stack; borrowed by Gaelic (stac, a cliff, steep hill]

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Stack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,9521:21,3812,701
Ireland2,5461:1,850361
England1,6751:33,2654,405
Australia1,4441:18,6952,604
Canada1,1881:31,0154,038
New Zealand3121:14,5142,547
South Africa1661:326,37230,631
Scotland891:60,1554,924
Brazil851:2,518,52276,509
Chile771:228,7857,030
Wales651:47,6084,483
Mexico341:3,650,77125,133
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Northern Ireland261:70,9635,105
France241:2,767,613196,808
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Samoa91:21,534479
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
China71:195,331,65210,124
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,7971:2,465467
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5521:44,1585,500
Scotland371:101,1685,037
Wales351:44,8122,341
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9361:17,1042,177

Stack (266) may also be a first name.

Stack Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) Dweller at a Stack, or Steep Rock or Hill [Old Norse stakk-r (Dano-Norwegian stak, Swedish stack), a stack; borrowed by Gaelic (stac, a cliff, steep hill]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Stac This English family, in Kerry since the fourteenth century, became determined enemies of England. IF 301; Map Kerry

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English, Scottish) Dweller at a cliff or steep rock; one who came from Stack (cliff, isolated rock), in Caithness.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A precipitous rock. Jamieson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

This surname was used in the 18th century for 'someone who rolled stacks of hay'.

- galactic.storm

Stack Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Stack Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Stack (Arabic: ستاك) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stack? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stack is the 21,813th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 292,344 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Stack are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Stack is also the 545,281st most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 266 people.

The last name Stack is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 16,952 people, or 1 in 21,381. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 7 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States Stack occurs in 69 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 10 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Stack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stack has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stack surname expanded 577 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 142 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 303 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 241 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stack Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Stack surname is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Stack last name are 6.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stack earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.28% more than the national average, earning R 330,984 per year; in United States they earn 8.3% more than the national average, earning $46,730 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.73% more than the national average, earning $50,045 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Staack913,238/
Stacke91972/
Stackh919/
Stackå914/
Steack914/
Stauck913/
Stackk911/
Stak89477/
Stac89101/
Staacke83116/
Stackcs831/
Stachke831/
Stock8060,477/
Stake802,085/
Stakh801,045/
Staak80604/
Staic80168/
Shtak80117/
Staik8045/
Stakė8044/
Sztac8031/
Steak8020/
Stauk8014/
Stajk8010/
Stacs808/
Stakk803/
Stact802/
Statk802/
Steac802/
Staac801/
Stayk801/
Sztak801/
Stahk801/
Sthak801/
Stauc801/
Stagk800/
Staschke77219/
Staackcs7711/
Stackova771/
Steuck731,504/
Stuyck731,422/
Stocke73846/
Stoick73443/
Staake73392/
Staaks73270/
Stockx73239/
Shtakh73225/
Staske73193/
Stouck7368/
Steakh7344/
Staňák7327/
Shtock7321/
Stauke7320/
Stachg7319/
Shtakk7316/
Steick7314/
Steake737/
Stockh737/
Stakke737/
Stoock734/
Staike732/
Staszk732/
Sttock731/
Shtaic731/
Stasks731/
Stazke731/
Statke731/
Stauks731/
Sthaak731/
Stachc731/
Stactt731/
Staijc731/
Stashk731/
Stok672,805/
Stag67212/
Stauske67171/
Stax67171/
Steicke67151/
Stoc67146/
Shtaukh6736/
Stakova6719/
Stadtke6716/
Stockås678/
Štac674/
Stók673/
Staq673/
Schstak671/
Ztak671/
Sthoock671/
Steugck671/
Shttock671/
Shchtak671/
Staková671/

Stack Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stack in the Arabic language
ستاكstak-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stack
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