Stansby Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Andorra

Stansby Surname Definition:

=Stainsby,q.v.

Stansby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:438,72529,288
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:325,00521,260
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Stansby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

=Stainsby,q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Stonesby; a location name in Leicestershire.

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

Stansby Last Name Facts

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

Stansby is found most in England. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stansby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,257,535th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Stansby are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 438,725. In England Stansby is most frequent in: Staffordshire, where 17 percent live, Hampshire, where 12 percent live and Greater London, where 9 percent live. Barring England it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Stansby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stansby has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 214 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stansby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stansby last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

Stansby earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.82% more than the national average, earning $53,429 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stainsby931,414/
Stansbay930/
Stansbey930/
Stonsby867/
Stansbe861/
Stamsby860/
Stansbie80359/
Stansber801/
Stansway801/
Stansberr751/
Stainsbie751/
Stannsbie751/
Stamnsve6734/
Stancui573/
Stanchui533/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stansby
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