Standing Surname

91,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Standing Surname Definition:

1 for Stannlng, q.v.

(rarely) 2 for Standen, q.v.

Standing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,7621:20,1732,855
United States1,0691:339,06430,564
Canada5511:66,8707,726
Australia4221:63,9717,671
Wales1281:24,1762,540
South Africa1011:536,41342,583
New Zealand971:46,6847,635
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
India61:127,844,230863,365
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malta11:430,2723,380
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8851:12,9311,952
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1471:341,62426,307

Standing (340) may also be a first name.

Standing Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 for Stannlng, q.v.

(rarely) 2 for Standen, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The same as Standin and Standen; from some local name ending in den, a valley.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Standing Last Name Facts

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

Standing is found most in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Standing? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 91,169th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,387,575 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Standing live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 473,685th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 340 people.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 2,762 people, or 1 in 20,173. In England it is most prevalent in: West Sussex, where 15 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and East Sussex, where 8 percent reside. Apart from England it occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Standing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Standing has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Standing surname increased 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 727 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 985 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 283 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 69 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Standing Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Standing surname are 4.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.19% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Standing earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.64% more than the national average, earning R 369,864 per year; in United States they earn 4.57% more than the national average, earning $45,122 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.74% less than the national average, earning $47,329 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Standings941/
Standding940/
Standin9331/
Standion8816/
Standina881/
Standen806,095/
Stondin809/
Shtondin75200/
Standden751/
Stannden751/
Standent750/
Shtondina7196/
Shtondyn636/
Shtondyna5915/
Stamden531/

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