Stickley Surname

123,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Stickley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Stickley,' from residence thereby; probably some meadow of a sticky soil.

William atte Sticlegh, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Simon Sticcle, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

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Stickley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6101:138,87314,475
England7411:75,1938,531
Canada1711:215,47120,813
Australia951:284,16525,304
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Wales81:386,81619,671
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4391:55,5256,601
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5451:92,1449,460

Stickley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Stickley,' from residence thereby; probably some meadow of a sticky soil.

William atte Sticlegh, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Simon Sticcle, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1606. Married — John Stickley and Rose Powell: St. Mary Aldermary.

1752. — William Stickly and Sarah Bonus: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) belonging to Stickley; or Dweller at 1 the Stick-Lea (i.e. a meadow fenced in by sticks or stakes) [Old English sticca (= Old Norse stika), a stick, stake + leáh] 2 the Steep Lea [West. English stickle, Old English sticol, steep, high + Old English lead] A Sticlegh, Sticcle, is mentioned in a Soms. Subsidy-Roll a.d. 1327.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Stickley Last Name Facts

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

Stickley is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stickley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 123,784th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,977,088 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Stickley live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,610 people, or 1 in 138,873. In The United States it is mostly found in: Virginia, where 17 percent live, Ohio, where 9 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Stickley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stickley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stickley surname rose 479 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stickley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Stickley last name are 22.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.03% being registered with the political party.

The amount Stickley earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 19.03% less than the national average, earning 280,225 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $46,382 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.53% more than the national average, earning $50,939 CAD per year.

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