Stickland Surname

135,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Stickland Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Stickland; or Dweller at the Steep Land [West. English stickle, Old English sticol, steep, high + land] Stickland, Soms., is, like Sticklepath, nr. Watchet.

Stickland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7811:31,2854,176
United States5981:606,11949,257
Canada3941:93,51710,218
Australia3351:80,5849,375
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
Wales471:65,8415,810
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
France41:16,605,680368,153
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2021:20,2792,879
Wales241:65,3513,160
Guernsey61:5,443949
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:502,18735,305

Stickland (10) may also be a first name.

Stickland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Stickland; or Dweller at the Steep Land [West. English stickle, Old English sticol, steep, high + land] Stickland, Soms., is, like Sticklepath, nr. Watchet.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Strickland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Dorset.

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

Stickland Last Name Facts

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

Stickland is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stickland? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 135,847th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,203,673 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Stickland live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles. Stickland is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 1,781 people, or 1 in 31,285. In England it is most prevalent in: Hampshire, where 22 percent reside, Dorset, where 11 percent reside and Greater London, where 10 percent reside. Barring England this last name is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Stickland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stickland has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Stickland last name rose 148 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 598 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 196 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stickland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Stickland surname is principally Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Stickland are 11.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.25% registered with the party.

The amount Stickland earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.89% less than the national average, earning $36,725 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.17% more than the national average, earning $51,756 CAD per year.

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