Stanger Surname
Approximately 9,050 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameStanger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,636 | 1:78,184 | 8,930 |
| England | 1,189 | 1:46,861 | 5,891 |
| Germany | 872 | 1:92,323 | 11,588 |
| Australia | 417 | 1:64,738 | 7,754 |
| Brazil | 359 | 1:596,307 | 22,253 |
| Canada | 356 | 1:103,499 | 11,194 |
| Austria | 254 | 1:33,525 | 5,386 |
| Scotland | 187 | 1:28,630 | 3,007 |
| New Zealand | 154 | 1:29,405 | 5,152 |
| Israel | 136 | 1:62,924 | 7,935 |
| Switzerland | 95 | 1:86,452 | 9,661 |
| Norway | 75 | 1:68,564 | 9,650 |
| South Africa | 72 | 1:752,468 | 52,376 |
| France | 47 | 1:1,413,249 | 138,595 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:91,016 | 7,411 |
| Poland | 30 | 1:1,266,958 | 80,461 |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 1:887,355 | 22,826 |
| Uruguay | 12 | 1:285,980 | 20,148 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 636 | 1:38,326 | 4,927 |
| Scotland | 117 | 1:31,993 | 2,667 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 539 | 1:93,170 | 9,542 |
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 surname of local origin in Orkney, probably from the ½d land of Stanagar (1503) in the parish of Stromness.
(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.
“Stone-Gore” (Three-cornered piece of Ground) in Old English.
(English, German) Dweller at, or near, a stagnant pool; dweller near a pole; a tall or thin man.
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.
From the Danish, and from the German, Stanger; from the Swedish, Stange; a personal name.
Stanger Demographics
Average Stanger Salary in
United States
$45,776 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as: Štanger. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Stanger? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 56,051st most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 805,254 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Stanger live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most common forename internationally, borne by 34 people.
The last name Stanger is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,636 people, or 1 in 78,184. In The United States Stanger is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent live, Idaho, where 11 percent live and Utah, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.
Stanger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Stanger has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 860 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Stanger Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Stanger last name are 17.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.95% being registered with 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
Stanger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Stanger in the Georgian language | ||
| სტანგერ | stanger | - |
| Stanger in the Russian language | ||
| Стангер | stanger | - |
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