Stainforth Surname

554,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Stainforth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stainforth,' a township in the parish of Giggleswick, West Riding of Yorkshire.

1749. Married — Luke Stainforth and Judith Nutt: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

Stainforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3841:145,09913,995
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Canada381:969,62173,252
Australia331:818,05251,601
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2511:97,1139,892
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719

Stainforth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stainforth,' a township in the parish of Giggleswick, West Riding of Yorkshire.

1749. Married — Luke Stainforth and Judith Nutt: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Stainford or Stainforth (Yorks), the Domesday Stainforde=the Stone-Ford [Old English stán + ford]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Two townships in Yorkshire are so denominated.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Stainforth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stainforth has its highest incidence in England. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stainforth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 554,308th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,673,993 people. Stainforth is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Stainforth reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 384 people, or 1 in 145,099. In England it is mostly concentrated in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 28 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 10 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Stainforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stainforth has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 153 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stainforth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stainforth surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stainforth earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 461.2% more than the national average, earning R 1,333,620 per year; in United States they earn 62.33% more than the national average, earning $70,044 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.01% more than the national average, earning $53,661 CAD per year.

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