Stainsby Surname

274,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Stainsby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stainsby,' a hamlet in the parish of Ashby Puerorum, Lincolnshire; also a township in the parish of Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire Other places would be so called.

1598. John Stanesby or Stainsby, Wiltshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Stainsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9891:56,3386,819
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Australia1131:238,90022,291
Canada1061:347,60031,502
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Wales111:281,32115,850
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4851:50,2586,124
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Stainsby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stainsby,' a hamlet in the parish of Ashby Puerorum, Lincolnshire; also a township in the parish of Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire Other places would be so called.

1598. John Stanesby or Stainsby, Wiltshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1663. Buried — Alice, wife of Richard Stansby: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1665. — John Stansbee: ibid.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Stainsby (Lincs, Derby) = Steinn’s Dwelling or Estate [the genit. of Old Norse steinn, a stone, rock4- bý-r, estate, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Stainsby Last Name Facts

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

Stainsby occurs most in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stainsby? popularity and diffusion

Stainsby is the 274,674th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,153,851 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Stainsby live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Stainsby is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 989 people, or 1 in 56,338. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Durham, where 25 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 11 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 6 percent live. Apart from England this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Stainsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stainsby has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 473 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 414 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 600 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stainsby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stainsby surname are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stainsby earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.94% more than the national average, earning 387,387 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.08% less than the national average, earning $38,368 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.06% more than the national average, earning $54,682 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stansby93183/
Stansbey880/
Stansbay880/
Stainsbie821/
Stansbe801/
Stamsby800/
Stansbie75359/
Steensby7567/
Stansber751/
Stansway751/
Stannsbie711/
Stansberr711/
Stamnsve6334/
Steinsuitz561/
Steinshouer53114/
Stancui533/
Stanchui503/

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