Stodard Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Stodard Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. (1) 'the studherd'; v. Studdard.

'A false stodmere,' i.e. studmare: York Mystery Plays.

(2) Possibly the same as Stotherd, which see. With the sharpened forms Stodart and Stoddart, compare Calvert for Calveherd.

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Stodard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5851:85,8448,930

Stodard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. (1) 'the studherd'; v. Studdard.

'A false stodmere,' i.e. studmare: York Mystery Plays.

(2) Possibly the same as Stotherd, which see. With the sharpened forms Stodart and Stoddart, compare Calvert for Calveherd.

1765. Married — George Stoddart and Esther Tallents: St. George, Hanover Square.

1780. — Swinton Stodart and Jane Whinnam: ibid.

1803. — John Jenkins and Mary Stoddard: ibid.

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

(English) Horsekeeper [Middle English Stodhirde, etc.; Old English stód, stud, herd of horses + hierde, heorde, herd, keeper] Walter Stodhirde.—Parl. Writs.

For the vowel-change in the surnames cp. Hardwick.

There has prob. been some confusion with Stothard, q.v.

Cp. Studdard.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Stodard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stodard (Russian: Стодард) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stodard? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,795,579th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Stodard reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Stodard is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 3,519,019. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 25 percent live, Mississippi, where 23 percent live and Louisiana, where 13 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Stodard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stodard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stodard surname contracted 82 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stodard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stodard last name are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the party.

Stodard earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.33% more than the national average, earning $48,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stodard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stodard in the Russian language
Стодардstodard-

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