Staight Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Staight Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Staight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
England1221:456,70530,074
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Wales41:773,63329,106
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Staight Last Name Facts

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

Staight is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Staight.

How Common Is The Last Name Staight? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 881,213th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,815,510 people. The last name Staight is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Staight reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Staight is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 2,607,618. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 33 percent are found, Ohio, where 14 percent are found and Indiana, where 14 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 40 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Staight Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Staight has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Staight surname grew 397 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 381 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Staight Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Staight last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Staight last name are 34.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.08% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Staight earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning $43,591 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.46% less than the national average, earning $39,520 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Staights931/
Stight928/
Steight8668/
Staught862/
Stieght860/
Steights8030/
Staige7714/
Steght771/
Stighe770/
Stought71124/
Staghøj7146/
Staix671/
Stoughte671/
Steige6264/
Stoige629/
Staggy621/
Steage620/
Steeghs571,173/
Stoughs571/
Stoughe570/
Stix552,932/
Stax55171/
Stixs501/
Sttix500/

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Staight Reference & Research

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Staight
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis