Stenson Surname

68,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Stenson Surname Definition:

(1) Bapt 'the son of Stephen,' from the nick. Steen; v. Stimpson and Stephen, (a) Local, 'of Stenson,' a township in the parish of Barrow, Derbyshire As Stenson is a Derbyshire surname it is manifest that (2) is the more probable derivation.

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Stenson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1171:88,0409,917
England1,3221:42,1475,393
Ireland5821:8,0911,137
Canada3821:96,45410,500
Sweden2601:37,8723,046
Australia1741:155,14816,322
Wales711:43,5854,199
Northern Ireland611:30,2463,146
Scotland491:109,2627,254
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Guam161:10,0081,526
Trinidad and Tobago121:113,6657,200
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Panama71:558,8949,437
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5691:7,7851,189
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5411:45,0565,611
Scotland201:187,1617,190
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6021:83,4208,722

The alternate forms: Sténson (11) are calculated separately.

Stenson (273) may also be a first name.

Stenson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) Bapt 'the son of Stephen,' from the nick. Steen; v. Stimpson and Stephen, (a) Local, 'of Stenson,' a township in the parish of Barrow, Derbyshire As Stenson is a Derbyshire surname it is manifest that (2) is the more probable derivation. On the contrary it is almost certain that Steenson must be referred to (1).

Francis Steanson, Yorkshire: Deposition from York Castle (Surtees Society).

John Steanson, Yorkshire, ibid.

1747. Married — John Francis and Charlotte Stenson: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1763. Married — Joseph Stenson and Ann Fareham: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) 1 = Steenson, q.v.

2 belonging to Stenson (Derby) the Domesday Steintune = (apparently) Stæn's Farm or Estate [the genit. of Old English stœn, stán= Old Norse steinn, a stone, rock + tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This form of the English and Ulster Steenson (i.e. a variant of Stevenson) is almost peculiar to north Connacht, especially Co. Sligo

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who came from Stenson (Stein's homestead), in Derbyshire; the son of Stean (stone).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The son of Stephen.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Derbyshire Orfrom the Danish, Stensen; from the Swedish, Stennsson; a personal name.

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

Stenson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stenson (Russian: Стенсон) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Sténson. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stenson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stenson is the 68,736th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,008,936 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Stenson reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Stenson is also the 537,992nd most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 273 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 4,117 people, or 1 in 88,040. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 11 percent reside, Minnesota, where 8 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside and Ireland, where 8 percent reside.

Stenson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stenson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stenson last name expanded 684 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 244 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 102 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 7,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 245 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stenson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Stenson surname is primarily Catholic (84%) in Ireland.

In The United States Stenson are 4.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.76% being registered with the political party.

The amount Stenson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.93% less than the national average, earning R 118,992 per year; in United States they earn 0.26% more than the national average, earning $43,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.09% more than the national average, earning $51,216 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stenson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stenson in the Russian language
Стенсонstenson-

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Stenson Reference & Research

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