Standon Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Standon Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Standon; or Dweller at the Rocky Hill [Old English stán, a stone, rock + dún, a hill] Standon, Herts, was Standune in a Latin charter, a.d. 944-6; but Standon, Staffs, acc. to Duignan, was Stantone (cp.Stanton) in Domesday-Book (this is, however, prob, an error, as we find a ‘ Robertus de Standon’ mentioned in conn, with Standon, Staffs, in the Charter-Rolls, a.

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Standon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
England171:3,277,533109,658
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:223,62717,016
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Standon (30) may also be a first name.

Standon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Standon; or Dweller at the Rocky Hill [Old English stán, a stone, rock + dún, a hill] Standon, Herts, was Standune in a Latin charter, a.d. 944-6; but Standon, Staffs, acc. to Duignan, was Stantone (cp.Stanton) in Domesday-Book (this is, however, prob, an error, as we find a ‘ Robertus de Standon’ mentioned in conn, with Standon, Staffs, in the Charter-Rolls, a.d. 1283).

Confused with Standen, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Standon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Standon is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Standon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,465,390th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name Standon is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Standon reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 30 people.

The last name Standon is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 3,939,771. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 36 percent live, Texas, where 14 percent live and Washington, where 14 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 12 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Standon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Standon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Standon surname grew 368 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 84 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Standon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Standon last name are 46.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 92.86% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Standon earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 89.27% more than the national average, earning $94,036 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Standond931/
Standun8615/
Standan867/
Standún861/
Stondon860/
Standant802/
Standhan801/
Standane800/
Standahn800/
Standham6715/
Steindam5392/
Steindham501/

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