Stanford Surname

12,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Stanford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stanford.' There are no less than ten parishes in the south of England of this name. The North English form was Stanforth, and there Staniford is met by Staniforth, which see, v. Stamford also.

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Stanford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States27,6801:13,0951,628
England5,1501:10,8191,599
Australia2,7641:9,7671,456
Malawi1,6211:10,5611,629
Tanzania1,5531:34,0903,988
Canada1,2511:29,4533,854
South Africa9631:56,2597,140
New Zealand3321:13,6402,373
Jamaica2801:10,2501,095
Wales2101:14,7361,610
Nigeria2061:859,91637,696
Barbados1811:1,588324
Ireland1631:28,8892,603
Zimbabwe1211:127,58916,979
Northern Ireland1171:15,7702,120
Guyana1171:6,5151,099
Scotland1041:51,4794,410
Mexico961:1,292,98115,033
Trinidad and Tobago831:16,4332,039
Papua New Guinea781:104,53514,121
Belize711:5,007882
Venezuela691:437,7408,753
Panama671:58,3922,702
France621:1,071,334116,831
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Spain381:1,230,31741,658
Colombia361:1,327,05810,324
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Nicaragua231:261,7872,814
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
India151:51,137,692512,385
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
China131:105,178,5825,529
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Guam81:20,0153,029
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Norway71:734,61250,907
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Anguilla11:13,436792
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1571:28,2162,935
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4101:10,1141,535
Wales451:34,8541,900
Scotland381:98,5064,956
Guernsey111:2,969521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8841:12,9301,661

Stanford (37,629) may also be a first name.

Stanford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stanford.' There are no less than ten parishes in the south of England of this name. The North English form was Stanforth, and there Staniford is met by Staniforth, which see, v. Stamford also.

Adam de Stanford, Oxfordshire, 1273.

Symon de Stanford, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Florentia de Stanforde, Somerset, 2 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1622. Thomas Stanniford, Ball. Coll.: Register of the University of Oxford.

1630. Baptised — George, s. Thomas Standford: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Of English origin from one or other of several places of the name. Adam de Stanford witnessed the grant by William the Lion of burgh and market to the church of Glasgow, c. 1175 (REG., p. 37), and another charter by same king to the church of Paisley (RMP., p. 89). Robert de Standford witnessed sale of a toft to the canons of Scone in 1219 (Scon, p. 52), and Roger de Staunforth was vicar of Banchrytarnny in 1262 (RAA., I, p. 193).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Stanford; or Dweller at the Stone (i.e. Paved)-Ford [Old English stán + ford] ... on Stánford of Stánforda [dat. case]... (...into Stanford; from Stanford...) Worc. Land-Charter c. A.D. 757. Adam de Stanford.—Hand. Rolls.

This name was Latinized de Vado Saxi. Cp. Stamford.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Story Ford” in Old English (Stan-Ford).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who came from Stanford (stony ford), the name of several places in England.

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

Parishes and places in cos. Beds, Berks, Northampton, Worcester, Essex, Notts, Sussex, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Norfolk.

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

Stanford is now a Wickham Market name Last century a gentle family of Staniforth lived at Norton (P.).

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

Stanford is the name of a parish in the county.

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

Stanford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stanford (Arabic: ستانفورد, Russian: Станфорд) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stanford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 12,785th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 165,950 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Stanford are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 23,384th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 37,629 people.

The surname Stanford is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 27,680 people, or 1 in 13,095. In The United States Stanford is primarily concentrated in: California, where 8 percent reside, Georgia, where 6 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 102 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Stanford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stanford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stanford surname expanded 713 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 467 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 104 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 274 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stanford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Stanford last name are 13.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.06% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stanford earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.39% less than the national average, earning 216,694 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 70.03% more than the national average, earning R 404,064 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.15% more than the national average, earning $24,779,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.79% less than the national average, earning $41,945 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.63% more than the national average, earning $54,964 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stanford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stanford in the Russian language
Станфордstanford-
Stanford in the Arabic language
ستانفوردstanfwrd-

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Stanford Reference & Research

Stafford DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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Stafford FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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