Stockham Surname

171,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Stockham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stockham,' a township in the parish of Runcorn, Cheshire Stockum is an American variant; compare Barnum for Barnham. As I have said of Stockwell, probably other small spots were called Stockham; v.

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Stockham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4201:255,25324,193
England5481:101,67510,703
Australia3481:77,5749,062
Wales1241:24,9562,614
Canada431:856,87466,382
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3171:76,8948,364
Wales811:19,3631,123
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3051:164,65114,949

Stockham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stockham,' a township in the parish of Runcorn, Cheshire Stockum is an American variant; compare Barnum for Barnham. As I have said of Stockwell, probably other small spots were called Stockham; v. Stock and Ham.

William de Stockham, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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

(English) belonging to Stockham (13th cent. Stockham); or Dweller at the Tree- Stump or Trunk Enclosure [Old English stoc(c + ham(m]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon.

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

Stockham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stockham occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stockham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 171,255th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,897,633 people. The last name Stockham is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Stockham live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,420 people, or 1 in 255,253. In The United States Stockham is mostly found in: California, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 6 percent are found and Missouri, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Stockham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stockham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stockham last name grew 466 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 153 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stockham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stockham last name are 21.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.88% registered with the party.

The amount Stockham earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.06% less than the national average, earning $43,123 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.62% less than the national average, earning $47,386 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stockam93137/
Stokham931/
Steckham8813/
Stockhom884/
Stoekham881/
Stookham881/
Stuckham881/
Stackham880/
Stockheim82296/
Stockhome821/
Stukham800/
Steckam800/
Stockheime782/
Stokheim751/
Stackhom750/
Stekam7161/
Stokom7125/
Stecam713/
Stocom712/
Stakam711/
Stackhome710/
Stokkom6725/
Stakhamova671/
Stuckom670/
Stocoum670/
Stukheim631/
Stacheim631/
Stacom5777/
Štokom5726/
Stacome530/

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