Stannard Surname

55,061st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Stannard Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Stanard' or Stanhard; v. Freeman, Norman Conq. A well-known Norfolk and Suffolk surname. There are two Stanardsin Domesday (Stanardus, Essex; Stanart, Suffolk). Stonhard is found as a single personal name, Essex (Hundred Rolls)- The form Stonhard was common.

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Stannard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,6161:12,0711,776
United States2,6001:139,40714,524
Australia8021:33,6604,439
Canada5211:70,7218,082
South Africa2461:220,23523,087
New Zealand2041:22,1983,889
Scotland721:74,3595,625
Wales491:63,1545,613
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
France141:4,744,480251,814
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0861:11,6851,783
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7661:65,5607,140

Stannard (28) may also be a first name.

Stannard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Stanard' or Stanhard; v. Freeman, Norman Conq. A well-known Norfolk and Suffolk surname. There are two Stanardsin Domesday (Stanardus, Essex; Stanart, Suffolk). Stonhard is found as a single personal name, Essex (Hundred Rolls)- The form Stonhard was common.

Stannard de Corton, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Stanardus Cobbe, Kent, ibid.

Stannard Dilker, Norfolk, ibid.

Sella Stonhard, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Richard Stonhard, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Richard Stonehard, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John Stonard, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Richard, s. of Stannard, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

William Stanard, rector of Stockton, Norfolk, 1634: ibid.

1607. William Stonnard, Christ Church, Oxf.: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

(Teutonic) Stone-Hard, Rock- Firm [Anglo-Saxon stánh(e)ard= Old Norse Steinharð-r = O.Ger. Steinhart, etc.: Old English stán =O.N. steinn = Q.H.Ger. sten = Goth. stain-s=0. Sax. stén, a stone, rock + Old English h(e)ard = Old Norse harð-r = O.H.Ger. hart = Goth, hardu-s-Old Saxon hard, hard, firm] Stanard-us occurs in both Domesday and the Hundred-Rolls, the latter having also Stannard and Stonhard.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Stanard (stone, firm).

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

An old baptismal name. Two tenants in chief bearing it are found in Domesday.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Old Norse, Steinuðr; from the German, Steinert, Steinhardt, Stanner; from the Flemish, Standaert; in the Domesday Book, Stanard, Stanhert, Stanart; a personal name.

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

Stannard, an ancient baptismal name, has been associated as a family name with this county since the time of Edward the Confessor; a bailiff of Ipswich in the reign of Henry VII. (W.), and the rector of Lackford in the reign of James II. (G.), bore the name. It is still an Ipswich name.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Stannard Last Name Facts

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

Stannard (Russian: Станнард) is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stannard? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 55,061st most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 789,122 people. Stannard is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Stannard live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 28 people.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 4,616 people, or 1 in 12,071. In England Stannard is most numerous in: Suffolk, where 15 percent are found, Greater London, where 13 percent are found and Essex, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Stannard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stannard has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Stannard last name rose 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 339 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,029 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 817 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stannard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Stannard surname is chiefly Catholic (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Stannard last name are 14.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.42% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stannard earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.75% more than the national average, earning R 336,840 per year; in United States they earn 4.48% more than the national average, earning $45,081 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.36% more than the national average, earning $52,346 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stannard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stannard in the Russian language
Станнардstannard-

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