Stanwood Surname

368,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Stanwood Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller in, or near, a stony wood.

Stanwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9091:398,74534,910
Canada621:594,28449,093
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5091:98,66110,028

Stanwood (127) may also be a first name.

Stanwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller in, or near, a stony wood.

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

(Saxon.) From stan, a stone, and wood—the stony wood.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Stanwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stanwood has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stanwood? popularity and diffusion

Stanwood is the 368,594th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,466,748 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Stanwood reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Stanwood is also the 825,494th most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 127 people.

Stanwood is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 909 people, or 1 in 398,745. In The United States Stanwood is primarily concentrated in: California, where 17 percent live, Massachusetts, where 15 percent live and Maine, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Stanwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stanwood has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 179 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stanwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Stanwood are 12.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.45% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stanwood earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 4.3% less than the national average, earning $41,293 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.89% more than the national average, earning $68,508 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stannwood941/
Stonwood880/
Stamwood880/
Stonewood8216/
Stanohd801/
Stannod800/
Stanoud800/
Suttenwood7844/
Suttonwood7823/
Sottenwood781/
Sattinwood780/
Stand771,866/
Satannod756/
Stanoudi755/
Steinwod751/
Stanboot751/
Seaton Wood745/
Sutton-Wood743/
Stande711,028/
Stando71747/
Standy71668/
Standt71188/
Standi71136/
Standa71100/
Stanto7146/
Steand717/
Sotannode713/
Stanid712/
Stanot712/
Stunod711/
Satnod711/
Stnodo711/
Stanad711/
Sitandawo711/
Staind710/
Stannd710/
Stenod710/
Staned710/
Sutanto6734,043/
Sutandi673,736/
Satande67372/
Sitanda67330/
Sutanda67246/
Styanto67212/
Standio67163/
Sotande67135/
Sitandi67120/
Sutandy6787/
Sitando6773/
Sitande6763/
Standau6760/
Sutando6744/
Standyo6722/
Sotanto6719/
Sidanod6716/
Satannd6714/
Styanda6714/
Stoyand6713/
Standey6713/
Setandi6711/
Satanid6710/
Satanda679/
Standya676/
Sitanto675/
Staneda674/
Stajnda674/
Stanota674/
Sotanda674/
Stewand673/
Sutande672/
Stanato672/
Standay672/
Saetand671/
Sttande671/
Stuando671/
Stone Hood671/
Stwanda671/
Staindi671/
Standee671/
Sitonod671/
Standah671/
St Andy671/
Standiy671/
Stanidi671/
Stained671/
Stainto671/
St-Anot671/
Staande671/
Sedanod671/
Styandd671/
Stayind671/
Stnd671/
Stannad670/
Stanwit670/
Stinode670/
Staindt670/
Staundt670/
Stanaid670/
Steenod670/
Standte670/
Stainbad630/
Stenvot5328/
Stenvad535/

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