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Where Does The Last Name Stirley Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Stirley is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stirley? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 7,117,718^th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Stirley is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Stirley reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,608,198^th most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 18 people.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is most numerous in: Leicestershire, where 50 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 25 percent live and Warwickshire, where 25 percent live. Apart from England Stirley occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Israel, where 14 percent live.

Stirley Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Stirley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Stirley surname fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stirley Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.