Stickney Surname

75,855th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Stickney Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stickney,' a parish in Lincolnshire, nine miles from Boston.

1582. William Stickney and Dorothy Clenche: Marriage Lic. (London).

Stickney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,8401:62,0657,264
Canada3551:103,79011,219
England1581:352,64625,413
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Australia281:964,13257,058
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Wales51:618,90625,852
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3351:21,5072,712

Stickney (11) may also be a first name.

Stickney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stickney,' a parish in Lincolnshire, nine miles from Boston.

1582. William Stickney and Dorothy Clenche: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

(English or A.-Scand.) belonging to Stickney (Lincs), 16th cent, same spelling [Old English i(e)g = Old Norse ey, island, waterside: the first element is apparently an oblique (genit. pl.) form of Old English sticca = Old Norse stika, a stick, stake, pile]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Stickney (stick island), in Lincolnshire.

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

A parish in Lincolnshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Stickney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stickney is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stickney? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 75,855th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,126,882 people. Stickney occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Stickney live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. Stickney is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Stickney is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 5,840 people, or 1 in 62,065. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, Michigan, where 7 percent live and Washington, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Stickney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stickney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stickney surname expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 272 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stickney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stickney surname are 13.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.99% being registered with the political party.

The amount Stickney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning $44,863 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.26% more than the national average, earning $55,772 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stickneys943/
Sticknhey941/
Steickney940/
Stikney936/
Sticney931/
Stickny931/
Stickne930/
Stickner8819/
Stuckney881/
Sticknoy880/
Styckney880/
Sticknez880/
Sticknay880/
Steckney880/
Stickna8027/
Stekney800/
Stukney800/
Steckner7568/
Stückner759/
Štickner753/
Sticknui752/
Stikna7117/
Stecner6710/
Štikner672/
Sztecner637/
Shtuykene591/
Stukni571/
Stekhna5371/
Štekner531/
Stiqnitt501/

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