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

The last name Stainsby is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stainsby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stainsby is the 274,674th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,153,851 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Stainsby reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Stainsby is most widely 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 reside, West Yorkshire, where 11 percent reside and Nottinghamshire, where 6 percent reside. Beside England Stainsby occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Stainsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stainsby has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Stainsby last name grew 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 473 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 414 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 600 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stainsby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stainsby surname are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.92% registered to vote for the political 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

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

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