Staveley Surname

193,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Staveley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Staveley.' There are parishes of this name in Derbyshire and Yorkshire; a chapelry nine miles from Ulverston, Lancashire; and both a township and chapelry in the parish of Kendal, Westmorland.

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Staveley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2171:45,7835,767
United States2881:1,258,53888,794
Australia1881:143,59415,358
Canada1571:234,68522,439
New Zealand1181:38,3766,521
Ireland691:68,2454,322
Wales521:59,5105,360
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4991:48,8485,998
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Staveley (14) may also be a first name.

Staveley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Staveley.' There are parishes of this name in Derbyshire and Yorkshire; a chapelry nine miles from Ulverston, Lancashire; and both a township and chapelry in the parish of Kendal, Westmorland.

Adam de Stavell, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam de Stavelcia, Cumberland Testa de Nevill sive Liber feodorum in Curia Scaccarii. Temp. Henry III & Edward I.

Adam de Staveley, Yorkshire. Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1560. Married — Peter Staveley and Edith Hams: Marriage Lic.(London).

1621. Miles Stavly, of Killington (Westm.): Wills at Richmond.

1809. Baptised — Jane, d. John Stavely: St. Mary, Ulverston.

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

(English) belonging to Staveley, Stavely = the Stave-Lea (i.e. a meadow fenced with staves or stakes) [Old English stæf + leáh (Middle English le(y, lay] Staveley, Derby, and Staveley, Yorks, were Stavele and Staveley in the 14th cent.; Stavely, Westmd., was Stavele (‘ in Kendale’) a.d. 1335; Staveley, Lancs, occurs as Stavele and Stavelay in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes and places in cos. Derby, Lancaster, Westmoreland, and York, are so designated.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Westmorland.

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

Staveley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Staveley (Arabic: ستافلي) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Staveley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 193,819th most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,359,864 people. The last name Staveley is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Staveley are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name at a global level, held by 14 people.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 1,217 people, or 1 in 45,783. In England Staveley is mostly found in: North Yorkshire, where 13 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 8 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Staveley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Staveley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Staveley last name expanded 244 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,371 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 256 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,733 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Staveley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Staveley last name is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Staveley last name are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Staveley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.51% more than the national average, earning R 395,688 per year; in United States they earn 13.52% more than the national average, earning $48,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.27% more than the national average, earning $62,239 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stavelley941/
Stavely93931/
Stavele9313/
Steveley8896/
Stavelie8812/
Steavely880/
Stavelly880/
Staveler880/
Stevehley8226/
Stavale80538/
Stavole80258/
Staveli8082/
Stavile8073/
Stabele8034/
Stavyle804/
Stavela804/
Stabely803/
Stawely801/
Stovely801/
Stevele800/
Stabeler7533/
Stavella7521/
Staville7513/
Stavalle753/
Stampely751/
Stevelee751/
Stavelis751/
Stavieli751/
Stovelle750/
Stevoley750/
Stevelly750/
Stobealey710/
Stevalley710/
Stabile6719,590/
Stavila672,167/
Stavola671,077/
Stavyla67203/
Stavoli67104/
Stabela6796/
Stavěla6730/
Stavili6727/
Stevile6723/
Stabeli6717/
Stevale6715/
Stavali6710/
Stávale678/
Stavilă675/
Stevyle672/
Stovale672/
Stobele671/
Stewale671/
Stowele670/
Stevily670/

Staveley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Staveley in the Arabic language
ستافليstafly-

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