Stockinger Surname

59,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

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'.

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Stockinger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria4,2271:2,015155
Germany2,8271:28,4773,742
United States1,0511:344,87130,996
England491:1,137,10353,999
Hungary331:297,46322,531
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Norway271:190,45522,163
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
France71:9,488,960336,266
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Wales41:773,63329,106
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

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.

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Stockinger Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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