Stansfield Surname

54,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Stansfield Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Stansfield (Yorks: Domesday Stanesfelt] Suff.: 14th cent. Stansfeld, 13th cent. Stanesfeld) = Stán’s Field [Old English stán, genit. stánes, stone, rock, precious stone + feld, field, plain]

Stansfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,6221:12,0551,774
United States2,4401:148,54915,313
Australia9371:28,8113,898
Canada4221:87,3129,659
New Zealand2061:21,9823,854
Wales1801:17,1921,863
South Africa1671:324,41730,492
Scotland1321:40,5593,794
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
France191:3,495,933219,029
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Norway71:734,61250,907
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Macau21:300,8151,009
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,6121:5,285801
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2281:220,25718,738

Stansfield (19) may also be a first name.

Stansfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Stansfield (Yorks: Domesday Stanesfelt] Suff.: 14th cent. Stansfeld, 13th cent. Stanesfeld) = Stán’s Field [Old English stán, genit. stánes, stone, rock, precious stone + feld, field, plain]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name near Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who came from Stansfield (stony field), the name of places in Suffolk and Yorkshire.

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

A parish in Suffolk, and a township in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cambridgeshire, Lancashire, Suffolk, Yorkshire in the Domesday Book, Stanesfelt.

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

Stansfield is the name of a township and a seat in the parish of Halifax. The Stansfields of Bradford purchased in 1755 Esholt Hall in Gaiseley parish (S. G.); they are a very ancient West Riding family (L.).

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

Stansfield Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Stansfield? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 54,714th most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 783,523 people. Stansfield is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Stansfield are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 19 people.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 4,622 people, or 1 in 12,055. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 17 percent live, Lancashire, where 16 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 16 percent live. Excluding England this surname exists in 50 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Stansfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stansfield has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Stansfield surname grew 100 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,070 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,467 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stansfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Stansfield last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Stansfield surname are 15.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.94% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stansfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.75% less than the national average, earning 305,401 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 84.22% more than the national average, earning R 437,784 per year; in United States they earn 15.53% more than the national average, earning $49,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.53% more than the national average, earning $52,925 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stansfeld95131/
Stansfild950/
Stanschfield911/
Stensfield900/
Stinsfield900/
Stinshfield860/
Stensfeldt8017/
Steinsfeld802/
Stanchfeld801/
Stanchfild800/
Stensfelt745/

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