Stanger Surname

56,051st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Stanger Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. ' the stanger.' Lower says it is a North-English term for a thatcher (v. Patr. Brit). But there may be a local origin.

Jordan de Stangar, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Gawen Stangar, Christ Ch.

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Stanger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6361:78,1848,930
England1,1891:46,8615,891
Germany8721:92,32311,588
Australia4171:64,7387,754
Brazil3591:596,30722,253
Canada3561:103,49911,194
Austria2541:33,5255,386
Scotland1871:28,6303,007
New Zealand1541:29,4055,152
Israel1361:62,9247,935
Switzerland951:86,4529,661
Norway751:68,5649,650
South Africa721:752,46852,376
France471:1,413,249138,595
Wales341:91,0167,411
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Ivory Coast261:887,35522,826
Uruguay121:285,98020,148
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6361:38,3264,927
Scotland1171:31,9932,667
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5391:93,1709,542

The alternate forms: Štanger (6) are calculated separately.

Stanger (34) may also be a first name.

Stanger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. ' the stanger.' Lower says it is a North-English term for a thatcher (v. Patr. Brit). But there may be a local origin.

Jordan de Stangar, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

The following represents a still existing Cumberland baptismal name:

Gawen Stangar, Christ Ch., Oxford, 1568: Register of the University of Oxford.

1784. Married — Thomas Stanger and Charlotte Jones: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A surname of local origin in Orkney, probably from the ½d land of Stanagar (1503) in the parish of Stromness.

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

(English) 1 Pole-Dresser or -Maker [Middle English stang(e, Old English stæng = Old Norse stöng, a pole, stake +the agential suff. -ere] 2 Dweller at the Stony or Rocky Gore [Old English stán, a stone, rock + gár(a, a three- cornered piece of land, a projection] A land-name Stángár is mentioned, in connexion with Upminster, in a charter (a.d. 1062) of the Confessor’s,‘Dipl. Angl.’, P- 395.

Jordan de Stangar.—Soms. Subsidy-Roll, A.D. 1327.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Stone-Gore” (Three-cornered piece of Ground) in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English, German) Dweller at, or near, a stagnant pool; dweller near a pole; a tall or thin man.

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

1. A thatcher. North. 2. From Old French estang (stagnum) a pond. In the same manner as Lake produced Laker, and Pond gave rise to Fonder, stang may have originated Stanger.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Danish, and from the German, Stanger; from the Swedish, Stange; a personal name.

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

Stanger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stanger (Georgian: სტანგერ, Russian: Стангер) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Štanger. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stanger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 56,051st most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 805,254 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Stanger reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Stanger is also the 1,775,424th most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 34 people.

The surname Stanger is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,636 people, or 1 in 78,184. In The United States Stanger is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, Idaho, where 11 percent live and Utah, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.

Stanger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stanger has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 860 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stanger Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Stanger last name are 17.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.95% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stanger earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.54% more than the national average, earning 351,401 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 168.13% more than the national average, earning R 637,188 per year; in United States they earn 6.09% more than the national average, earning $45,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.62% more than the national average, earning $56,452 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Štanger956/
Stangier93883/
Stangner9385/
Stangert9317/
Stangher9313/
Shtanger9312/
Stainger936/
Stangejr932/
Stanguer932/
Staunger932/
Sttanger931/
Sztanger931/
Steanger930/
Stange9221,016/
Stager922,892/
Staner92404/
Staninger8876/
Sztangier8821/
Sztangert8812/
Statinger880/
Staiger867,872/
Stagner863,151/
Stainer862,727/
Stanyer861,958/
Stanier861,100/
Stayner86886/
Stauner86820/
Stancer86583/
Stanner86428/
Steager86278/
Stanzer86235/
Stonger86140/
Shtager86132/
Stagger86108/
Stajner86103/
Stanert8690/
Shtange8658/
Stanser8656/
Statner8648/
Stanges8635/
Stangee8626/
Stamner8626/
Stajger8623/
Sztange8612/
Sztaner8611/
Stangir868/
Stayger866/
Stagher864/
Stamnge864/
Stasner864/
Stagier863/
Stancge862/
Steaner862/
Stahner862/
Stagere862/
Stanere862/
Stauger861/
Steange861/
Staneer860/
Stanerd860/
Standge860/
Stagert860/
Stangey860/
Staager860/
Staininger8245/
Stajninger8223/
Stautinger8210/
Staningher829/
Stanninger822/
Stauninger821/
Stautenger821/
Stangerova821/
Stangerová821/
Stanginger821/
Stainenger820/
Stautner80522/
Steinger80508/
Stainier80376/
Shtayger80368/
Staneart80315/
Shtayner80244/
Stattner80195/
Sztajner80175/
Stancher80133/
Shtangey80120/
Shtainer80105/
Staggert80105/
Stannert8084/
Stadtner8036/
Stainner8028/
Stansert8027/
Staiguer8020/
Sztajger8020/
Shtanher8018/
Stajnert8013/
Sztainer809/
Stainert809/
Stanhert809/
Shtaiger808/
Staigner808/
Staniere806/
Stanghed804/
Štanjger803/
Stongner802/
Stgonger802/
Stansier802/
Sttanner801/
Staggerz801/
Stagherr801/
Steagner801/
Høstager801/
Štainger801/
Stanierz801/
Staigert801/
Staygert801/
Sztagier801/
Sztangre801/
Stagiere801/
Stannier800/
Stannerd800/
Stanherd800/
Staunner800/
Sttagner800/
Stahnner800/
Staggerd800/
Stansser800/
Stangies800/
Stangierová782/
Stoner7725,462/
Stanga773,464/
Stonge772,966/
Stanze77301/
Stance77241/
Stoger77127/
Stanje7727/
Štager7718/
Štaner7718/
Stagre7711/
Stangi779/
Stagir775/
Stangy772/
Stanse772/
Stanir771/
Stānge771/
Stangé771/
Sztajnert75301/
Shtaynert7592/
Steineger7583/
Stanneart7542/
Schtainer7518/
Sztajgert7510/
Steinnger757/
Staudtner757/
Shtanhert757/
Sztainert755/
Sztajgier755/
Shtainert755/
Stoninger752/
Steingert752/
Stagerová752/
Stotenger751/
Stanchier751/
Staignier751/
Stangnitr751/
Stannertt750/
Steingner750/
Stheinger750/
Steiner71143,613/
Steiger7124,774/
Stogner713,769/
Stonier711,634/
Stancea71686/
Štajner71469/
Stohner71376/
Stonner71330/
Stoutenger71188/
Steyger71179/
Stanior71176/
Štancer71165/
Sztanga71128/
Stonyer71102/
Steyner7179/
Štainer7173/
Stangis7172/
Sztoner7166/
Staigre7164/
Stanghi7157/
Stancey7154/
Štajger7137/
Stomner7128/
Steuger7127/
Stoiner7120/
Stonert7117/
Štanjer7117/
Shtanze7115/
Stooner7114/
Stannerová7113/
Stainze7113/
Stouner7112/
Stajnerová7112/
Stanche7111/
Štaiger719/
Stoguer718/
Stansey717/
Stanggi717/
Stanzir717/
Stoneer716/
Stainerová716/
Stanceu715/
St'onge715/
Stancir714/
Shtanga714/
Stances712/
Steuner712/
Stonejr712/
Stogher712/
Stochinger712/
Steisinger712/
Sthanga712/
Shtangi711/
Steinenger711/
Steinge711/
Steitinger711/
Stongee711/
Stotner711/
Stoutinger711/
Stoyner711/
Stamzer711/
Stancei711/
Stangay711/
Staygir711/
Staynerová711/
Staynze711/
Štagere711/
Štanner711/
Ztagier711/
Stogerz711/
Stangha711/
Stanghé711/
Stagére711/
Stajnerova711/
Staunze711/
Stogger711/
Stanyor711/
Stancyr711/
Stahnre711/
Stanseh710/
Stogert710/
Stonges710/
Stouger710/
Stansie710/
Stoncer710/
Stojner710/
Stanzie710/
Stohger710/
Stanzey710/
Stongge710/
Steigner67908/
Steigert67624/
Steijger67610/
Steinier67478/
Shteyner67253/
Stoutner67138/
Steijner6774/
Shteiner6754/
Shteyger6740/
Steunzer6739/
Steinzer6738/
Shteyninger6737/
Steinher6732/
Stheiner6731/
Stoitner6729/
Steinner6728/
Steitner6722/
Steinerd6718/
Steineur679/
Szteiner677/
Stanzeit676/
Stottner676/
Steigger675/
Steiguer675/
Steynert674/
Stanchez674/
Steisner673/
Steinninger672/
Steinere672/
Szteyner672/
Shtangoy671/
Steigher671/
Steigier671/
Steihner671/
Steinerz671/
Stougner671/
Stangais671/
Shtaynerova671/
Stanchet671/
D'Stoner671/
Staansie671/
Steinerr671/
Stochinguer671/
Steincer670/
Steinyer670/
Stanseth670/
Steimner670/
Steinege670/
Stongess670/
Stougher670/
Stanches670/
Steigere670/
Stansett670/

Stanger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stanger in the Georgian language
სტანგერstanger-
Stanger in the Russian language
Стангерstanger-

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