Standen Surname

79,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Standen Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Standen; or Dweller at the Stony or Rocky Valley [Old English stán, a stone, rock + denu, dat. dene, a valley] W e find ‘in stándene’, e.g., in a Wilts charter dated A.D. 778.

Thomas de Standene.—Lanc. Inq., A.

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Standen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0391:18,3342,618
Australia1,1041:24,4533,345
United States9341:388,07234,138
Canada3221:114,42712,178
New Zealand2331:19,4353,414
Chile1861:94,7123,606
Wales761:40,7183,964
Scotland561:95,6046,623
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Jersey101:9,9202,003
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
France81:8,302,840321,660
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6841:14,4752,161
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:404,98929,999

Standen (11) may also be a first name.

Standen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Standen; or Dweller at the Stony or Rocky Valley [Old English stán, a stone, rock + denu, dat. dene, a valley] W e find ‘in stándene’, e.g., in a Wilts charter dated A.D. 778.

Thomas de Standene.—Lanc. Inq., A.D. 1292.

Confused with Standon, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Wiltshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Standen is also a Kentish name. Standean is a Sussex hamlet. Abednigo Standen was a "freeman" of Winchelsea in 1610 (C.), and the name is still in the town.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Standen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Standen occurs most in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Standen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 79,970th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,195,660 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Standen are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles. Standen is also the 3,487,849th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

The last name Standen is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 3,039 people, or 1 in 18,334. In England it is primarily found in: Kent, where 15 percent are found, East Sussex, where 11 percent are found and Greater London, where 10 percent are found. Apart from England this surname is found in 43 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Standen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Standen has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Standen surname expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 753 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,267 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 5,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 71 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Standen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Standen surname is principally Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Standen surname are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.21% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Standen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 286.98% more than the national average, earning S/. 75,017 per year; in South Africa they earn 120.79% more than the national average, earning R 524,688 per year; in United States they earn 11.69% more than the national average, earning $48,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning $50,461 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Standden931/
Stannden931/
Standent930/
Standin8631/
Stamden861/
Standing805,252/
Standion8016/
Standina801/
Standding750/
Stondin719/
Shtondin67200/
Shtondyn676/
Shtondina6396/
Shtondyna6315/

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