Stockinger Surname
Approximately 8,417 people bear this surname
Stockinger Surname User-submission:
The Stockinger surname comes from the word stock, which is said to be the Old German word for 'prison'. So some sources say, Stockingers might have been the prison guards in former times. The suffix -ing or -inger means 'family', 'tribe' or 'from there'.
Read More About This SurnameStockinger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 4,227 | 1:2,015 | 155 |
| Germany | 2,827 | 1:28,477 | 3,742 |
| United States | 1,051 | 1:344,871 | 30,996 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| Hungary | 33 | 1:297,463 | 22,531 |
| Switzerland | 30 | 1:273,764 | 22,252 |
| Norway | 27 | 1:190,455 | 22,163 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Poland | 26 | 1:1,461,875 | 85,446 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Czechia | 19 | 1:559,656 | 56,138 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 123 | 1:408,282 | 30,178 |
The alternate forms: Stöckinger (129) are calculated separately.
Stockinger Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Stockinger surname comes from the word stock, which is said to be the Old German word for 'prison'. So some sources say, Stockingers might have been the prison guards in former times. The suffix -ing or -inger means 'family', 'tribe' or 'from there'.
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Stockinger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stockinger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Stockinger is found in Austria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Stöckinger. For other possible spellings of Stockinger click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Stockinger? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 59,904th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 865,813 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Stockinger are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Austria, where it is held by 4,227 people, or 1 in 2,015. In Austria Stockinger is most common in: Upper Austria, where 41 percent live, Lower Austria, where 29 percent live and Vienna, where 16 percent live. Barring Austria this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Stockinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Stockinger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stockinger surname increased 854 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Stockinger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Stockinger surname are 5.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.24% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Stockinger earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 0.93% less than the national average, earning 342,861 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.96% more than the national average, earning $49,606 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.72% more than the national average, earning $61,964 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stöckinger | 97 | 129 | / |
| Stokinger | 95 | 261 | / |
| Stoeckinger | 95 | 101 | / |
| Stockhinger | 95 | 34 | / |
| Sztokinger | 90 | 26 | / |
| Steckinger | 90 | 11 | / |
| Stoekinger | 90 | 3 | / |
| Stochinger | 90 | 2 | / |
| Stuckinger | 90 | 1 | / |
| Stockenger | 90 | 1 | / |
| Stokinguer | 90 | 1 | / |
| Stockinier | 90 | 0 | / |
| Stockingerová | 87 | 18 | / |
| Sztokingier | 86 | 1 | / |
| Stoiciner | 84 | 24 | / |
| Štokinger | 84 | 21 | / |
| Stekinger | 84 | 1 | / |
| Stakinger | 84 | 0 | / |
| Stekkinger | 80 | 95 | / |
| Sztokinier | 80 | 27 | / |
| Štokingerová | 73 | 34 | / |
| Stagkenger | 70 | 0 | / |
| Stacener | 67 | 11 | / |
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Stockinger 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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- 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 Stockinger
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