Stillwell Surname

45,611th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Stillwell Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Constant Spring (one not intermittent) [Old English stille, constant, etc. + w[i)ella, a spring]

Stillwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,7211:37,2864,617
England9351:59,5927,100
Canada3501:105,27311,355
Australia2021:133,64214,486
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Wales91:343,83718,086
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Guam11:160,1214,893
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4651:52,4206,330
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5891:19,3972,458

Stillwell (43) may also be a first name.

Stillwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Constant Spring (one not intermittent) [Old English stille, constant, etc. + w[i)ella, a spring]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the spring where the water flowed continuously.

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

Stillwell Last Name Facts

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

Stillwell is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stillwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 45,611th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 640,832 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Stillwell are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Stillwell is also the 1,545,828th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 43 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 9,721 people, or 1 in 37,286. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Missouri, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States Stillwell occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Stillwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stillwell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stillwell surname increased 375 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 201 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stillwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Stillwell last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Stillwell last name are 21.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.79% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stillwell earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.5% less than the national average, earning $40,774 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.63% less than the national average, earning $49,370 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stillwwell953/
Stilllwell951/
Stillweell950/
Stilwell9410,454/
Stillwel946/
Stllwell942/
Stillwill8928/
Stilwelll895/
Stillweil891/
Stellwell890/
Stilweell890/
Sstilwell890/
Stilluell890/
Stilwel8810/
Stlwell881/
Stilwill82219/
Stilwyll821/
Stilwelt820/
Stelwell820/
Steelwell7810/
Stilbil633/
Stilwil631/
Stelluell560/

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Stillwell Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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