Statham Surname

60,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Statham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Statham.' I cannot find anyplace of this name. Possibly it stands for a parish styled Statherne, in Leicestershire. But this is pure conjecture on my part.

John de Statham, Cambridgeshire, 1273.

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Statham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,5621:15,6422,288
United States2,6471:136,93214,312
Australia9791:27,5753,745
Canada4731:77,8988,747
New Zealand1521:29,7925,213
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Scotland771:69,5305,379
Wales661:46,8874,434
South Africa631:859,96456,669
India181:42,614,743461,117
Ireland181:261,6089,673
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Qatar61:393,00055,922
France51:13,284,544357,392
China51:273,464,31313,838
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7121:14,2382,130
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3571:140,66913,251

Statham (21) may also be a first name.

Statham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Statham.' I cannot find anyplace of this name. Possibly it stands for a parish styled Statherne, in Leicestershire. But this is pure conjecture on my part.

John de Statham, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1562. Baptised — John, s. Thomas Statham: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1689. Thomas Statham and Mary Goweth: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

(English) Dweller at the Staith- Enclosure [English staith(e, a wharf, landing-place; Old English stæð, a bank, shore + -ham, Old English ham(m, an enclosure, piece of land] John de Statham.—Hund. Rolls (Camb.), A.D. 1274.

Elizabeth Stathome.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1544.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Cheshire.

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

Statham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Statham is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Statham? popularity and diffusion

The surname Statham is the 60,650th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 877,806 people. The surname Statham occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Statham are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name Statham is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 3,562 people, or 1 in 15,642. In England it is primarily found in: Leicestershire, where 11 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent reside and Derbyshire, where 9 percent reside. Not including England Statham occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Statham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Statham has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Statham last name grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 741 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 3,850 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 471 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 180 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Statham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Statham surname are 22.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.5% registered with the party.

The amount Statham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.69% more than the national average, earning R 424,644 per year; in United States they earn 0.61% less than the national average, earning $42,885 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.15% more than the national average, earning $50,749 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steatham93175/
Stataham933/
Staytham931/
Stathham930/
Statam92104/
Stetham8616/
Stathan8613/
Stathom868/
Statajm861/
Stotham861/
Stattam860/
Stauthamme824/
Stadtamt806/
Steathan801/
Sthathom800/
Statom77398/
Statan7715/
Stetam771/
Statome7122/
Stateum713/
Stathon711/
Staytom711/
Stattan711/
Steatean672/
Stathong671/
Steattan671/
Stothain670/
Stothand670/

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