Stidolph Surname

709,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Stidolph Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Stydulf', one of the endless compounds of Ulf or Wolf, as in Randolph. But Lower says a corruption of St. Edolph, which would make it local, from some chapelry of that name; compare Sinclair.

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Stidolph Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2111:264,06720,991
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Australia461:586,86342,409
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:280,17719,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Stidolph Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Stydulf', one of the endless compounds of Ulf or Wolf, as in Randolph. But Lower says a corruption of St. Edolph, which would make it local, from some chapelry of that name; compare Sinclair.

Adam Stydulff and Katherine Kingsleye: Dioc. of Chichester.

John Stydulff and Constance Kingsleye: ibid.

I have lost the reference to the above.

1610. Thomas Stydolfe, Surrey: Register of the University of Oxford.

1624-5. William Stydolffe and Mary Lupie: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

(English) the Anglo-Saxon Stiðwulf (‘Liber Vitae Dunelm.’ Stithuulf) = Strong Wolf [Old English stið, stiff, strong, firm + wulf]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Stidolph Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stidolph is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stidolph? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 709,895th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Stidolph reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 211 people, or 1 in 264,067. In England it is most common in: Tyne and Wear, where 67 percent reside, Greater London, where 9 percent reside and Bedfordshire, where 5 percent reside. Aside from England this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Stidolph Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stidolph has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Stidolph surname increased 243 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,417 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stidolph Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stidolph last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stidolph earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 16.63% less than the national average, earning R 198,108 per year and in United States they earn 5.44% less than the national average, earning $40,803 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Studolph880/
Stedolph880/
Stiddulph821/
Steadolph820/
Stidal719/
Stidahl6718/
Steidal671/
Stiedal670/
Stedal5749/
Stydal575/
Stedall53115/
Stedale539/
Støydal537/
Stejdahl5041/
Steadall5012/
Steddall500/
Stedgall500/

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