Stenton Surname

240,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Stenton Surname Definition:

(English or Scandinavian) belonging to Stenton = the Stone or Rock Dwelling(s or Farmstead [Old English stden = Old Norse steinn (Dano-Norwegian sten), a stone, rock + Old English O.N. tún] Stenton, Haddington, was Steinton, c. 1150.

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Stenton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9961:55,9426,777
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Australia1271:212,56520,555
New Zealand1111:40,7966,843
Canada941:391,97434,739
Scotland831:64,5045,145
France211:3,162,987209,042
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5221:46,6965,791
Scotland251:149,7296,268
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Stenton (68) may also be a first name.

Stenton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English or Scandinavian) belonging to Stenton = the Stone or Rock Dwelling(s or Farmstead [Old English stden = Old Norse steinn (Dano-Norwegian sten), a stone, rock + Old English O.N. tún] Stenton, Haddington, was Steinton, c. 1150.

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Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Stenton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stenton (Russian: Стэнтон) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Stenton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stenton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 240,653rd most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,384,805 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Stenton are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,181,159th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 68 people.

Stenton is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 996 people, or 1 in 55,942. In England it is most numerous in: South Yorkshire, where 30 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 15 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 6 percent are found. Not including England this last name is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Stenton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stenton has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Stenton last name rose 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 391 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 332 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stenton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Stenton surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Stenton surname are 13.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.71% registered with the party.

The amount Stenton earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.74% more than the national average, earning $44,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.64% more than the national average, earning $50,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stenton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stenton in the Russian language
Стэнтонstenton-

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