Stockwell Surname

36,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Stockwell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stockwell,' formerly a chapelry in the parish of Lambeth, Surrey Probably other and smaller spots were so called; v. Stock and Well.

Egidius de Stokwelle, Oxfordshire, 1273.

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Stockwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,9361:40,5624,983
England2,9251:19,0492,728
Australia1,2631:21,3742,964
Canada5371:68,6147,893
New Zealand2761:16,4072,862
South Africa1541:351,80332,234
Wales1431:21,6402,298
Scotland741:72,3495,525
Guernsey291:2,222539
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
France141:4,744,480251,814
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Malta41:107,5681,849
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7161:14,2052,125
Wales441:35,6461,944
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5281:19,8652,503

Stockwell (20) may also be a first name.

Stockwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stockwell,' formerly a chapelry in the parish of Lambeth, Surrey Probably other and smaller spots were so called; v. Stock and Well.

Egidius de Stokwelle, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alicia de Stokwell, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Elias de Stokwell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1581-2. William Stockwell, Warwickshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1587. Buried — Elizabeth, wife of William Stockwell: St. Jam. Clerkenwell.

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

(English) belonging to Stockwell, 13th- 14th cent. Stokwell(e, Anglo-Saxon Stocwyll(a = the Well by the Tree-Stump(s; or the Log-Fenced Well [Old English stoc(c + wyll(a, wiell(a]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Stockwell (stream with a footbridge), in Surrey.

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

A division of the parish of Lambeth, co. Surrey.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon, Surrey.

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

Stockwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stockwell is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stockwell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 36,357th most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 502,347 people. The last name Stockwell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Stockwell live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 20 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 8,936 people, or 1 in 40,562. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 10 percent reside, Michigan, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 48 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Stockwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stockwell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stockwell last name increased 353 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 325 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 822 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 85 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stockwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Stockwell surname are 9.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.01% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stockwell earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.73% more than the national average, earning R 308,280 per year; in United States they earn 2.88% more than the national average, earning $44,390 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.89% more than the national average, earning $61,550 CAD per year.

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