Stockbridge Surname

186,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Stockbridge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stockbridge,' a parish in Hampshire.

Cristina de Stocbrugg, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard de Stokebrigg, Hampshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Stockbridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2501:289,96726,916
England7151:77,9278,748
Australia2071:130,41414,194
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Wales141:221,03813,576
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belize11:355,4743,977
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4851:50,2586,124
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4861:103,33110,433

Stockbridge (12) may also be a first name.

Stockbridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stockbridge,' a parish in Hampshire.

Cristina de Stocbrugg, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard de Stokebrigg, Hampshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Sibilla de Stokbrig, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1790. Married — Robert Sharpe and Mary Stockbridge: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Stockbridge (Hants: 14th cent. Stockbrigg, 13th cent. Stocbrigge, Stokebrigg; Yorks: 14th cent. Stokbrig'; etc.) = the Log-Bridge [Old English stoc(c, trunk, log, etc. + brycg] William de Stokynbryg.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1370.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Stockbridge (monastery cell at the bridge), in Hampshire.

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

A parish in Hampshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Dorset, Hampshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Stockbridge Last Name Facts

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

Stockbridge is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Stockbridge.

How Common Is The Last Name Stockbridge? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stockbridge is the 186,405th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,207,547 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Stockbridge reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Stockbridge is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,250 people, or 1 in 289,967. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 12 percent live, Massachusetts, where 10 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Stockbridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stockbridge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stockbridge surname expanded 257 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 147 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 280 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stockbridge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stockbridge surname are 12.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stockbridge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.57% more than the national average, earning R 369,684 per year; in United States they earn 6.16% more than the national average, earning $45,808 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.34% less than the national average, earning $33,615 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stockbbridge964/
Stockbridger960/
Stockbride952/
Stockbrige951/
Stockbirdge911/
Stuckbridge910/
Stackbridge910/
Stodkbridge910/
Stickbridge910/

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