Stanway Surname

152,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,886 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Stanway Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stanway,' parishes in Essex and Gloucestershire.

Hervey de Stanweye, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hawise de Stanwey, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Alicia Stanwey, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Stanway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7651:31,5684,205
Australia4331:62,3467,528
Canada2871:128,38213,382
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Scotland731:73,3405,569
New Zealand701:64,6909,897
Wales641:48,3524,540
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8281:29,4393,975
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Stanway (30) may also be a first name.

Stanway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stanway,' parishes in Essex and Gloucestershire.

Hervey de Stanweye, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hawise de Stanwey, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Alicia Stanwey, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1511. William Stanwey, vicar of Besthorp, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1807. Married-John Stanway and Sarah Spencer: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Stanway; or Dweller at the Stone or Paved (often Roman) Road [13th and 14th cent. stanwey(e; Old English stán weg] Stanway, Glouc., on a Roman way, is referred to in an A.-Saxon charter c. a.d. 800 (‘Cart. Sax.’ no. 299) as "on ealdan stánwege" (dat. case)—“on to the old stone way"', Stanway, Essex, also on a Roman road, occurs in an Anglo-Saxon will c. a.d. 972 ('Dipl. Angl.’, p. 522) as "æt Stanwegun”, where -un represents the dat. pl. suff. -um.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Essex and Gloucester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Essex, Salop.

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

Stanway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stanway is found most in England. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stanway? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 152,471st most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,525,137 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Stanway reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held forename on earth, held by 30 people.

This last name is most common in England, where it is held by 1,765 people, or 1 in 31,568. In England Stanway is primarily found in: Staffordshire, where 20 percent live, Cheshire, where 18 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 11 percent live. Beside England this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Stanway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stanway has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Stanway surname expanded 213 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 413 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,460 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 2,133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stanway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stanway surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Stanway earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.04% less than the national average, earning R 142,488 per year; in United States they earn 12.66% more than the national average, earning $48,613 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning $50,343 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stainway934/
Stanwa921/
Stanwey861/
Stamway861/
Steinway80457/
Stanwych802/
Steamway801/
Stainvay800/
Stanwaie800/
Stanba7780/
Stanby776/
Steinways753/
Sstanba711/
Sthanwi711/
Stanbey710/
Stanwit710/
Stainby710/
Stanwitt675/
Stajnbah672/
Stanwest671/
Stanwett671/
Stanwess671/
Stonwash671/
Stanmbau670/
Steinwey670/
Steanboy670/
Steinvay670/

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