Stanton Surname
Approximately 72,862 people bear this surname
Stanton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stanton,' townships in Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Northumberland; also parishes in Gloucestershire, Suffolk, Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire, Derbyshire, Somerset, Dorset, and Oxfordshire; v.
Read More About This SurnameStanton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48,109 | 1:7,534 | 896 |
| England | 11,838 | 1:4,707 | 649 |
| Australia | 5,646 | 1:4,781 | 693 |
| Canada | 2,212 | 1:16,657 | 2,403 |
| South Africa | 1,000 | 1:54,178 | 6,885 |
| New Zealand | 916 | 1:4,944 | 795 |
| Wales | 566 | 1:5,467 | 610 |
| Scotland | 503 | 1:10,644 | 1,459 |
| Tanzania | 471 | 1:112,403 | 10,822 |
| Ireland | 183 | 1:25,732 | 2,418 |
| France | 164 | 1:405,017 | 59,459 |
| Guyana | 113 | 1:6,745 | 1,132 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Jamaica | 84 | 1:34,166 | 2,394 |
| Northern Ireland | 75 | 1:24,600 | 2,768 |
| Thailand | 64 | 1:1,103,724 | 164,273 |
| Germany | 61 | 1:1,319,762 | 83,187 |
| Spain | 51 | 1:916,707 | 35,562 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Zimbabwe | 39 | 1:395,852 | 35,770 |
| Brazil | 37 | 1:5,785,793 | 142,916 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Philippines | 33 | 1:3,067,825 | 142,207 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Netherlands | 30 | 1:562,906 | 50,501 |
| Chile | 27 | 1:652,462 | 15,367 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Barbados | 23 | 1:12,498 | 851 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 21 | 1:5,256 | 808 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Solomon Islands | 16 | 1:36,252 | 7,281 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Gibraltar | 13 | 1:2,612 | 585 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 13 | 1:104,921 | 6,882 |
| Bermuda | 12 | 1:5,440 | 820 |
| Isle of Man | 12 | 1:7,152 | 1,559 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Panama | 12 | 1:326,022 | 7,351 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 1:733,548 | 3,685 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 946 | 1:4,683 | 797 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,743 | 1:4,244 | 631 |
| Wales | 132 | 1:11,882 | 719 |
| Scotland | 109 | 1:34,341 | 2,786 |
| Guernsey | 7 | 1:4,665 | 827 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,917 | 1:4,600 | 568 |
Stanton (8,468) may also be a first name.
Stanton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stanton,' townships in Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Northumberland; also parishes in Gloucestershire, Suffolk, Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire, Derbyshire, Somerset, Dorset, and Oxfordshire; v. Stainton.
Alice de Stanton, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter de Stanton, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Edmund de Stanton, Wiltshire, ibid.
1615. Francis Stanton, Bedfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1619. Henry Stanton or Staunton, Cornwall: ibid.
1624-5. Married — Arthur Stanten and Elizabeth Clapen: St. Dionis Backchurch.
(English) belonging to Stanton = 1 the Stone Dwelling(s.
2 the Dwelling(s or Farmstead by the Stone(s or Rock(s [Old English stán, stone, rock + (tún, farmstead, etc.] Stántún occurs fairly frequently in deeds of the A,-Saxon period: in Latin charters typically "in loco qui dicitur Stantún" (without vowel-marks); in A.-Saxon documents ‘'æt Stántúne" (dat. case). Stanton is the usual form in the 13th-cent. Hundred- Rolls. At Stanton-Drew, Soms., are “circles of large stones”; at Stanton-Harcourt, Oxon, are “a number of large stones called the Devil’s Coits"; and in descriptions of several of our Stantons particular mention is made of stone-quarries.
(English) One who came from Stanton (homestead on stony ground), the name of many places in England.
Parishes, &c., in many counties are so called.
From stan, a stone, and ton, a hill or town.
A location name in Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Salop, Somerset, Wiltshire.
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Stanton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stanton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Stanton (Arabic: ستانتن, Marathi: टंटोन) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Stanton.
How Common Is The Last Name Stanton? popularity and diffusion
The surname Stanton is the 7,804th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 100,018 people. The surname Stanton is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Stanton are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Stanton is also the 68,501st most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 8,468 people.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 48,109 people, or 1 in 7,534. In The United States Stanton is most common in: California, where 9 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States Stanton occurs in 104 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.
Stanton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Stanton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 441 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 429 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 461 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 81 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Stanton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (94%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Stanton last name are 8.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.68% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Stanton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.93% less than the national average, earning 256,328 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 78.36% more than the national average, earning R 423,840 per year; in United States they earn 3.3% more than the national average, earning $44,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.04% more than the national average, earning $53,678 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staunton | 93 | 6,558 | / |
| Stainton | 93 | 3,168 | / |
| Stannton | 93 | 10 | / |
| Statnton | 93 | 6 | / |
| Standton | 93 | 5 | / |
| Stantone | 93 | 4 | / |
| Stantton | 93 | 4 | / |
| Stantonn | 93 | 3 | / |
| Steanton | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sstanton | 93 | 0 | / |
| Stantoine | 88 | 89 | / |
| Steaunton | 88 | 1 | / |
| Stonton | 86 | 37 | / |
| Stantan | 86 | 20 | / |
| Stantom | 86 | 4 | / |
| Stamton | 86 | 2 | / |
| Stantonová | 82 | 2 | / |
| Stantane | 80 | 3 | / |
| Stanthan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Steinton | 80 | 0 | / |
| Stauntan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Stounton | 80 | 0 | / |
| Stantum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Stomton | 71 | 0 | / |
| Steintún | 67 | 17 | / |
| Steintun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Stontan | 57 | 2 | / |
Stanton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Stanton in the Marathi language | ||
| टंटोन | tantona | 66.67 |
| टॅन्टोन | tentona | 16.67 |
| सॅन्टोन | sentona | 16.67 |
| Stanton in the Arabic language | ||
| ستانتن | stantn | - |
| ستانتون | stantwn | - |
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