Stelfox Surname

414,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Stelfox Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. ; v. Colfox.

Thomas Stelfox, of High Leigh, 1602: Wills at Chester.

William Stilefox, of Goosnergh, 1672: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Stelfox Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4291:129,87912,877
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
Canada911:404,89735,698
Australia481:562,41041,290
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Wales111:281,32115,850
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2131:114,43811,110
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Stelfox Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. ; v. Colfox.

Thomas Stelfox, of High Leigh, 1602: Wills at Chester.

William Stilefox, of Goosnergh, 1672: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

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

(English) a nickname from the predatory animal [the first element is apparently from Middle English stolen, to steal, go stealthily; Old English stelan + Middle English Old English fox] This specif. Lanc. and Chesh. surname is found in those counties with the same spelling in the 16th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Stelfox Last Name Facts

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

Stelfox occurs most in England. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stelfox? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stelfox is the 414,602nd most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,675,650 people. The surname Stelfox occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Stelfox live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 429 people, or 1 in 129,879. In England it is primarily found in: Greater Manchester, where 32 percent live, Cheshire, where 16 percent live and Merseyside, where 5 percent live. Barring England it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Stelfox Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stelfox has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Stelfox last name expanded 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 4,160 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 8 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stelfox Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Stelfox last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Stelfox earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 22.88% more than the national average, earning 425,252 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.67% less than the national average, earning R 231,300 per year; in United States they earn 2.52% less than the national average, earning $42,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.77% less than the national average, earning $48,308 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stellfox93276/
Steelfox9329/
Steelefox885/
Stelfos861/
Stelfax860/
Stilfox860/
Stallfox801/
Stellfax801/
Stillfox800/
Stoll-Fox751/
Stlfosh711/
Stillfax670/
Zottl-Fox631/
Stahl Foukis531/
Stulovics501/
Stalovics501/
Stolovics501/
Stálovics501/

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