Standish Surname

75,887th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Standish Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Standish,' a parish in Lancashire, near Wigan. With the corrupted Standage, compare Aldridge for Aldrich.

William de Standisch, 1311: Baines' Lancashire.

Hugh de Standisch, 1311: ibid.

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Standish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2311:85,6679,691
England9611:57,9796,966
Australia5411:49,9006,211
Canada4861:75,8148,549
New Zealand1001:45,2837,455
Wales281:110,5198,545
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
Norway71:734,61250,907
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China21:683,660,78330,601
France21:33,211,361423,184
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5841:41,7395,269
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1341:44,2855,136

Standish (138) may also be a first name.

Standish Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Standish,' a parish in Lancashire, near Wigan. With the corrupted Standage, compare Aldridge for Aldrich.

William de Standisch, 1311: Baines' Lancashire.

Hugh de Standisch, 1311: ibid.

1614. Elizabeth Standish, of Standish, widow: Wills at Chester.

1605. John Standish, of Wigan, carpenter: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Standish (Lancs: 14th cent. Standissh, Standisch, 13th cent. Standische, Stanedisse, 12th cent. Stanedis; Glouc.: 14th cent. Standish, Stanedish, a.d. 872 Stanedis (Latin charter) = the Stony or Rocky Enclosure or Park [Old English stán, a stone, rock + edisc, an enclosure, park] The Lanc. Standish seems to have been the more fruitful source of the surname. The famous Miles Standish carried it to America— He was a gentlemen born, could trace his pedigree plainly Back to Hugh Standish of Duxbury Hall, in Lancashire, England, Who was the son of Ralph, and the grandson of Thurston de Standish.—Longfellow, The Ctshp. of Miles Standish, iii. 140-2.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Standish (stony pasture), the name of places in Gloucestershire and Lancashire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A parish in Lancashire, the ancient heritage of the family. The earliest recorded ancestor seems to be Thurstan de Standish, whose name appears in deeds dated 6. Henry II. This distinguished family continued to flourish on the lands from which they derived their name until the year 1807, when the last male heir died, and the estate passed to his sister's son, a Strickland, who assumed the Standish name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A Lancashire place-name, William Standish was proprietor of Pulrose in Braddan, and after that date this family held property in Lezayre for more than 200 years. One of its members was the famous Myles Standish, who married two of his Manx cousins, called Rose and Barbara.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

A location name in Gloucestershire, Lancashire.

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

Standish Last Name Facts

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

Standish (Arabic: ستانديش) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Standish? popularity and diffusion

Standish is the 75,887th most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,127,405 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Standish reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Standish is also the 787,636th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 138 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 4,231 people, or 1 in 85,667. In The United States Standish is mostly found in: New York, where 10 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Michigan, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 37 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Standish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Standish has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Standish last name increased 373 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Standish Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Standish last name are 11.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.25% being registered with the party.

The amount Standish earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.98% less than the national average, earning 283,844 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 65.47% more than the national average, earning R 393,216 per year; in United States they earn 12.47% more than the national average, earning $48,528 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.11% less than the national average, earning $48,636 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Standisth941/
Standis932/
Standich883/
Standise882/
Standist881/
Standieh881/
Standi86136/
Standio80163/
Standiy801/
Staindi801/
Standid800/
Standes800/
Standerh7518/
Standeus751/
Standice751/
Stande711,028/
Standy71668/
Standa71100/
Stondi712/
Stamdi712/
Stander6717,014/
Standyo6722/
Standey6713/
Standex676/
Stajnda674/
Stondei673/
Standay672/
Staande671/
Sztanda671/
Standee671/
Sttande671/
Standge670/

Standish Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Standish in the Arabic language
ستانديشstandysh-

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