Stack Surname
Approximately 24,928 people bear this surname
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]
Read More About This SurnameStack Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,952 | 1:21,381 | 2,701 |
| Ireland | 2,546 | 1:1,850 | 361 |
| England | 1,675 | 1:33,265 | 4,405 |
| Australia | 1,444 | 1:18,695 | 2,604 |
| Canada | 1,188 | 1:31,015 | 4,038 |
| New Zealand | 312 | 1:14,514 | 2,547 |
| South Africa | 166 | 1:326,372 | 30,631 |
| Scotland | 89 | 1:60,155 | 4,924 |
| Brazil | 85 | 1:2,518,522 | 76,509 |
| Chile | 77 | 1:228,785 | 7,030 |
| Wales | 65 | 1:47,608 | 4,483 |
| Mexico | 34 | 1:3,650,771 | 25,133 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Northern Ireland | 26 | 1:70,963 | 5,105 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Afghanistan | 18 | 1:1,786,288 | 13,520 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Samoa | 9 | 1:21,534 | 479 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,797 | 1:2,465 | 467 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 552 | 1:44,158 | 5,500 |
| Scotland | 37 | 1:101,168 | 5,037 |
| Wales | 35 | 1:44,812 | 2,341 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,936 | 1:17,104 | 2,177 |
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]
Stac This English family, in Kerry since the fourteenth century, became determined enemies of England. IF 301; Map Kerry
(English, Scottish) Dweller at a cliff or steep rock; one who came from Stack (cliff, isolated rock), in Caithness.
A precipitous rock. Jamieson.
User-submitted Reference
This surname was used in the 18th century for 'someone who rolled stacks of hay'.
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Average Stack Salary in
United States
$46,730 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Stack Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Stack in the Arabic language | ||
| ستاك | stak | - |
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Footnotes
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