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.

Read More About This Surname

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 occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Statham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 60,650th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 877,806 people. The surname is mostly found 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 common first name on earth, borne by 21 people.

Statham is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 3,562 people, or 1 in 15,642. In England Statham is most frequent in: Leicestershire, where 11 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent live and Derbyshire, where 9 percent live. Barring England Statham is found in 50 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Statham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Statham has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 741 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 3,850 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 471 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 180 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Statham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Statham last name is principally Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Statham surname are 22.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.5% registered to vote for the political 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/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Statham
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis