Staniforth Surname

112,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Staniforth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stainforth,' a township in the parish of Giggleswick; also a township in the parish of Hatfield,' near the navigable river Don' (West Riding Directory, 1867). This phrase reminds us of the origin of the name, viz.

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Staniforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6831:20,7672,936
Australia4681:57,6837,021
Canada3801:96,96210,547
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
Wales901:34,3843,434
South Africa811:668,86148,796
Scotland561:95,6046,623
Ireland221:214,0438,362
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
France41:16,605,680368,153
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1161:21,8423,090
Wales201:78,4213,652
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Staniforth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stainforth,' a township in the parish of Giggleswick; also a township in the parish of Hatfield,' near the navigable river Don' (West Riding Directory, 1867). This phrase reminds us of the origin of the name, viz. the stony ford, forth being an early English form of ford; v. Forth, and compare Sandforth and Spofforth; v. Stanford and Stamford. For suffix, v. Ford and Forth.

Henricus de Staynford, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Staynford, 1379: ibid.

Thomas Stenford, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus de Staynforth, 1379: ibid.

1567. Vincent Pidcocke and Dorothy Stannefoorde: Marriage Lic. (London).

1747. Married — Richard Winkworth and Hester Staneforth: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(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

From Stainforth (Domesday Book, Stenforde); a location name in Yorkshire Or from the Old Norse, Steinfirðr; a personal name.

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

Staniforth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Staniforth is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Staniforth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 112,857th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,776,584 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Staniforth live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 2,683 people, or 1 in 20,767. In England Staniforth is most prevalent in: South Yorkshire, where 26 percent live, Derbyshire, where 12 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent live. Apart from England Staniforth exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Staniforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Staniforth has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Staniforth last name expanded 240 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,644 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 450 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 183 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Staniforth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Staniforth surname are 27.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.07% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Staniforth earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 111.59% more than the national average, earning R 502,812 per year; in United States they earn 0.14% more than the national average, earning $43,211 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.52% more than the national average, earning $49,940 CAD per year.

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