Stodart Surname

435,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Stodart 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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Stodart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1451:31,2305,420
England1431:389,63727,109
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Australia981:275,46624,785
Scotland731:73,3405,569
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1841:20,3442,018
England1141:213,81916,577
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Stodart 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

Stodart Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stodart has its highest incidence in New Zealand. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stodart? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 435,773rd most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 9,248,155 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 31 percent of Stodart reside; 31 percent reside in Australasia and 31 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most prevalent in New Zealand, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 31,230. In New Zealand it is primarily concentrated in: Auckland Region, where 34 percent reside, Northland Region, where 21 percent reside and Otago Region, where 15 percent reside. Beside New Zealand it exists in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Stodart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stodart has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Stodart surname increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 430 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stodart Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Stodart surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Stodart last name are 44.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 91.18% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stodart earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.37% more than the national average, earning R 264,648 per year; in United States they earn 2.17% more than the national average, earning $44,084 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.71% more than the national average, earning $61,962 CAD per year.

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