Stalker Surname
Approximately 7,724 people bear this surname
Stalker Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the stalker,' a huntsman, a fowler. 'Stalk, to use a stalking-horse for obtaining wild-fowl and game' (Halliwell).
Amabil le Stalker, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1802.
Read More About This SurnameStalker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,303 | 1:84,234 | 9,537 |
| England | 1,255 | 1:44,397 | 5,614 |
| Scotland | 717 | 1:7,467 | 1,134 |
| Canada | 593 | 1:62,134 | 7,261 |
| Australia | 444 | 1:60,801 | 7,349 |
| New Zealand | 166 | 1:27,279 | 4,764 |
| Uruguay | 36 | 1:95,327 | 9,476 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Argentina | 25 | 1:1,709,737 | 90,467 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:147,359 | 10,403 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 861 | 1:4,348 | 689 |
| England | 614 | 1:39,699 | 5,045 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 755 | 1:66,515 | 7,224 |
Stalker (2,051) may also be a first name.
Stalker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the stalker,' a huntsman, a fowler. 'Stalk, to use a stalking-horse for obtaining wild-fowl and game' (Halliwell).
Amabil le Stalker, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1802. Married — John Alison and Ann Stalker: St. George, Hanover Square.
1806. — John Grear and Jane Stalker: ibid.
From the occupation of 'stalker,' one who stalks, as a deerstalker. Patrick Stalcare had a remission in 1427 (Rose, p. 126), and twenty years later John Stalcare is in record as burgess of Berwick (RD., 461). Donald Stalkair leased the church of Glenyleff in 1447 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 126), and John Stalcare was one of an int uest anent a fishing on the Tweed in 1467 (RD., p. 358). The name of William Staiker, goldsmith and guild-brother in Glasgow, 1607 (Burgesses) is probably to be taken as a spelling of Stalker. Stalkar 1491. The name is also recorded in Aberdeen, 1605 (CRA., p. 277).
(English) Stalker; hence Fowler, Hunter [from Old English st(e)alcian, to stalk] William le Stalkere.—Chesh. Chmbrins’. Accts., A,D, 1303-4.
1. A huntsman. 2. One who illegally kills deer. Jamieson.
A fowler who goes warily and softly in pursuit of his game; one who walks on stilts over ditches in pursuit of moor—fowl
"The fowler is employed his limed twigs to set,
One underneath his horse to get a shoot doth stalk.
Another over dykes upon his stilts doth walk."—Drayton.
From the Dutch, Stolker, Stolkert; a personal name.
Stalker Demographics
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Stalker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stalker Come From? nationality or country of origin
Stalker (Arabic: ستوكر) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Stalker? popularity and diffusion
The surname Stalker is the 64,734th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 943,494 people. The surname Stalker is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Stalker live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 166,540th most commonly held given name in the world, held by 2,051 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4,303 people, or 1 in 84,234. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 47 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent reside and Scotland, where 9 percent reside.
Stalker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Stalker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stalker surname rose 570 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 204 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Stalker Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (54%) in Ireland.
In The United States Stalker are 17.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.2% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Stalker earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 26.29% more than the national average, earning R 300,120 per year; in United States they earn 0.5% more than the national average, earning $43,366 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.56% more than the national average, earning $56,917 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Stalker Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Stalker in the Arabic language | ||
| ستوكر | stwkr | - |
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