Stilwell Surname
Approximately 10,454 people bear this surname
Stilwell Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the Constant Spring (one not intermittent) [Old English stille, constant, etc. + w[i)ella, a spring]
Stilwell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,250 | 1:43,934 | 5,383 |
| England | 740 | 1:75,295 | 8,539 |
| Canada | 513 | 1:71,824 | 8,185 |
| Portugal | 377 | 1:27,635 | 1,774 |
| New Zealand | 187 | 1:24,216 | 4,232 |
| South Africa | 155 | 1:349,534 | 32,108 |
| Australia | 86 | 1:313,904 | 27,145 |
| Wales | 40 | 1:77,363 | 6,557 |
| Scotland | 32 | 1:167,307 | 9,494 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 436 | 1:55,907 | 6,641 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,921 | 1:26,142 | 3,215 |
Stilwell (40) may also be a first name.
Stilwell 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]
(English) Dweller at the spring where the water flowed continuously.
Stilwell Demographics
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Stilwell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stilwell Come From? nationality or country of origin
Stilwell occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Stilwell? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 49,249th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 697,106 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Stilwell are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 40 people.
It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 8,250 people, or 1 in 43,934. In The United States Stilwell is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent live, North Carolina, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.
Stilwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Stilwell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 429 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Stilwell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Stilwell surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Stilwell last name are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.27% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Stilwell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.26% more than the national average, earning R 411,720 per year; in United States they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $43,886 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.65% more than the national average, earning $53,980 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwell | 94 | 11,372 | / |
| Stilwelll | 94 | 5 | / |
| Steilwell | 94 | 2 | / |
| Stilweell | 94 | 0 | / |
| Sstilwell | 94 | 0 | / |
| Stilwel | 93 | 10 | / |
| Stlwell | 93 | 1 | / |
| Stillwwell | 89 | 3 | / |
| Stilllwell | 89 | 1 | / |
| Stillewell | 89 | 0 | / |
| Stillweell | 89 | 0 | / |
| Stilwill | 88 | 219 | / |
| Stillwel | 88 | 6 | / |
| Stllwell | 88 | 2 | / |
| Stilwyll | 88 | 1 | / |
| Stilwele | 88 | 0 | / |
| Stilwelt | 88 | 0 | / |
| Stelwell | 88 | 0 | / |
| Stillwill | 82 | 28 | / |
| Steelwell | 82 | 10 | / |
| Stilluell | 82 | 0 | / |
| Stellwell | 82 | 0 | / |
| Stilwil | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stellewell | 78 | 0 | / |
| Stealwele | 71 | 0 | / |
| Stilbil | 67 | 3 | / |
| Stelluell | 59 | 0 | / |
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Stilwell Reference & Research
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stilwell
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