Stileman Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Stileman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the stileman,' i.e. the man who lived at the stile; v. Style, and compare Bridgman, Stockman, Steadman, &c.

1586. John Stileman and Alice Hill: Marriage Lic. (London).

1661.

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Stileman Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:619,09036,665
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Stileman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the stileman,' i.e. the man who lived at the stile; v. Style, and compare Bridgman, Stockman, Steadman, &c.

1586. John Stileman and Alice Hill: Marriage Lic. (London).

1661. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Nicholas Stillman: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1701. Married — Andrew Cooper and Sarah Stileman: Reg. St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

= Stile (q.v.) + English man.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
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Stileman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stileman occurs most in England. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stileman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,736,881st most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Stileman live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 619,090. In England it is most numerous in: Kent, where 28 percent live, Hampshire, where 21 percent live and Greater London, where 19 percent live. Excluding England this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Stileman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stileman has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Stileman surname increased 391 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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