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'.
- galactic.stormStack Demographics
Average Male Stack Height
176.2 cm
Average Female Stack Height
162.81 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Stack Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stack Come From? nationality or country of origin
Stack (Arabic: ستاك) is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Stack click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Stack? popularity and diffusion
The surname Stack is the 21,813th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 292,344 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Stack reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 545,281st most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 266 people.
It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 16,952 people, or 1 in 21,381. In The United States Stack is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 7 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found 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 incidence of Stack has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stack surname rose 577 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 142 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 303 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 241 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Stack Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly 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 national average, with 52.78% being registered to vote for the 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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