Stenning Surname

151,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Stenning Surname Definition:

(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon Stœning = Steen’s Son [Old English stœn, stán, a stone, rock + the son suff -ing] 2 v. Steyning.

Stenning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9541:28,5153,852
Australia3481:77,5749,062
New Zealand1521:29,7925,213
Canada1491:247,28623,510
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Wales281:110,5198,545
Peru221:1,444,73322,095
France151:4,428,181244,602
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Falkland Islands41:783169
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8351:29,1923,939
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Stenning (10) may also be a first name.

Stenning Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon Stœning = Steen’s Son [Old English stœn, stán, a stone, rock + the son suff -ing] 2 v. Steyning.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A surname principally confined to Sussex. All the persons bearing it, so far as my knowledge goes, trace themselves to the vicinity of Steyning in that county, which is locally pronounced like the surname.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Stenning Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Stenning? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 151,271st most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,502,591 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Stenning reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

The surname Stenning is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 1,954 people, or 1 in 28,515. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Sussex, where 24 percent live, Greater London, where 15 percent live and Surrey, where 9 percent live. Apart from England this last name occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 12 percent live and New Zealand, where 5 percent live.

Stenning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stenning has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 234 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 2,440 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 57 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stenning Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Stenning surname are 14.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.86% registered with the party.

The amount Stenning earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 501.59% more than the national average, earning S/. 116,618 per year; in South Africa they earn 2.08% more than the national average, earning R 242,580 per year; in United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.92% more than the national average, earning $57,096 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stennings94126/
Stennina884/
Stinning880/
Steemning820/
Stängnings7826/
Stnin772/
Stiennen758/
Stennent751/
Stimning750/
Stnina712/
Stnink710/
Stinnen5385/

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Stenning Reference & Research

Stenning FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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