Stairs Surname

166,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Stairs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stairs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3581:266,90625,115
Canada9771:37,7134,761
England1891:294,80522,579
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Panama121:326,0227,351
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
Scotland271:138,6386,001
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1901:264,30921,644

Stairs (19) may also be a first name.

Stairs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stairs occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Stairs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stairs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stairs is the 166,519th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,803,981 people. Stairs is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Stairs are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 19 people.

Stairs is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,358 people, or 1 in 266,906. In The United States Stairs is most frequent in: California, where 12 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 38 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Stairs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stairs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Stairs surname increased 715 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 315 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stairs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Stairs are 6.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.79% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stairs earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.47% more than the national average, earning $43,785 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $50,601 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Staairs920/
Staiars920/
Stairss920/
Stars912,645/
Stirs911/
Stagiers861/
Stiers832,704/
Stears831,378/
Starrs831,359/
Steirs8322/
Starsh8319/
Starås837/
Starss837/
Stahrs836/
Staars833/
Starsz832/
Sthirs831/
Starsø831/
Staurs831/
Starse831/
Stauers7715/
Starsch778/
Stayers777/
Stiyars774/
Steears771/
Stiyers771/
Steiers771/
Stearrs770/
Stiorrs770/
Stawers770/
Sters7368/
Starx731/
Styrs731/
Staggers711,871/
Stiggers71683/
Starsova7128/
Stijgers716/
Shtayurs711/
Starshova673,909/
Steers673,900/
Styers672,057/
Steurs671,319/
Starch671,121/
Stours67187/
Stuers6790/
Sterrs6719/
Sterse6718/
Starce6711/
Stoers679/
Steihorst675/
Stirch675/
Starzz674/
Sterås673/
Steyrs671/
Sterst671/
Stters671/
Staaggers670/

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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
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  • 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 Stairs
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