Stately Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

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

Stately Surname Definition:

There was a gentle family of Stately in Ripon during the 15th and 16th centuries, members of which were elected wakemen, an office afterwards supplanted by that of mayor (G.). There are parishes of this name in the West Riding and in Westmoreland.

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Stately Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2071:1,751,009115,476
England21:27,859,030389,889
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Stately (18) may also be a first name.

Stately Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

There was a gentle family of Stately in Ripon during the 15th and 16th centuries, members of which were elected wakemen, an office afterwards supplanted by that of mayor (G.). There are parishes of this name in the West Riding and in Westmoreland.

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

Stately Last Name Facts

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

Stately occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stately? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,140,742nd most numerous family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Stately live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. Stately is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 18 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 1,751,009. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 56 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Arizona, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Hungary, where 0 percent live.

Stately Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stately has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stately surname grew 714 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stately Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Stately are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

Stately earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.71% less than the national average, earning $32,920 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stateley930/
Statela8656/
Stateli861/
Stateler80337/
Stathelli754/
Statile71276/
Stathellis718/
Staticelli711/
Stottele67126/
Stoteler6759/
Statiler670/
Stotteler635/
Státile571/

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