Stockum Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Stockum 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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Stockum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:2,308,656143,524
Germany1541:522,76344,015
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Stockum 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

For Stockham, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Stockum Last Name Facts

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

Stockum occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stockum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 847,909th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Stockum reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Stockum is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 2,308,656. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 34 percent are found, Texas, where 13 percent are found and New Jersey, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 48 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Stockum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stockum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Stockum surname rose 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stockum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Stockum are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Stockum earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.3% less than the national average, earning $40,432 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stocum92471/
Stokum9281/
Stokkum8627/
Stuckum8620/
Stocoum860/
Stackum860/
Stockhom804/
Stecum7779/
Stokom7725/
Stakum7710/
Štokum773/
Stocom772/
Stucum770/
Stacum770/
Stokkom7125/
Statkum7119/
Stuckom710/
Stackhom670/
Stacom6277/
Štokom6226/

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