Staniland Surname

250,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Staniland Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Stony Land [Old English stánig + land]

Staniland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1691:47,6635,979
Australia911:296,65626,074
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Canada781:472,37940,609
South Africa751:722,36951,132
New Zealand521:87,08312,256
Wales151:206,30213,003
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5261:46,3415,744
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Staniland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Stony Land [Old English stánig + land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Herbertus de Stanelonda, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Staniland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Staniland is found most in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Staniland.

How Common Is The Last Name Staniland? popularity and diffusion

The last name Staniland is the 250,018th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,592,026 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Staniland reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 76 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 1,169 people, or 1 in 47,663. In England it is primarily found in: South Yorkshire, where 31 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 13 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 7 percent reside. Not including England this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Staniland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Staniland has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 222 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 790 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Staniland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Staniland surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Staniland earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.12% more than the national average, earning R 428,028 per year; in United States they earn 12.22% more than the national average, earning $48,420 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.51% more than the national average, earning $55,403 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stanniland9553/
Stainiland950/
Staneland8948/
Stanislan894/
Stanilank891/
Stangeland842,767/
Stanielon7810/
Steneland786/
Stoneland782/
Stanleon710/

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