Staniford Surname

405,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Staniford 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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Staniford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5061:110,11511,388
United States2501:1,449,83699,395
Australia531:509,35338,491
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Wales41:773,63329,106
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1881:129,65612,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:346,33626,593

Staniford (10) may also be a first name.

Staniford 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) Dweller at the Stony or Paved Ford [Middle English stany, Old English stanig + Middle English forth, ford, Old English ford] Cp. Stamford, Stainforth, Stanford.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon, Salop.

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

Staniford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Staniford occurs most in England. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Staniford? popularity and diffusion

Staniford is the 405,451st most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,434,660 people. The surname Staniford occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Staniford live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles. Staniford is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name globally, held by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 506 people, or 1 in 110,115. In England Staniford is most common in: Merseyside, where 10 percent reside, Lancashire, where 8 percent reside and Berkshire, where 7 percent reside. Other than England this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Staniford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Staniford has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 269 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 172 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Staniford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Staniford last name is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Staniford surname are 23.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.18% being registered with the party.

The amount Staniford earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 4.2% less than the national average, earning R 227,652 per year; in United States they earn 10.89% less than the national average, earning $38,451 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.87% more than the national average, earning $57,073 CAD per year.

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