Stoddard Surname

24,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Stoddard 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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Stoddard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States19,3131:18,7682,361
Canada1,0511:35,0584,488
England7591:73,4108,367
Australia3671:73,5588,644
New Zealand1121:40,4316,796
Scotland401:133,8458,251
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines321:3,521512
Trinidad and Tobago271:50,5184,407
Wales241:128,9399,528
Jamaica141:204,9965,998
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4711:51,7526,267
Scotland211:178,2486,976
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1581:9,7361,247

Stoddard (159) may also be a first name.

Stoddard 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

Stothart is the most common pronunciation. From the office of 'stot-hird,' one who tended the stots, i.e. bullocks. The earliest mention of this surname in Scotland is in 1376 when David Stodhirde, John Studehird, and William Studhirde are recorded as tenants of Douglas in barony of Buittle (RHM., I, p. lx, Ixxi). Sir James Stodart was presented to a chaplaincy in the Collegiate Church of Methven, 1516 (Methven, p. 40). John Stothart alias Stoddard, weaver at Ashieburn, 1802 (Heirs, 519). Lower says "the pronunciation Stoth-erd, Stoth-ard, are a 'genteel' innovation." Stodert 1574, Stodhird 1567. See Herald and genealogist, III, p. 552.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(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

(English) One who had the care of the horses or oxen.

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

Concerning the origin of this name there is a tradition, that the first of the family came over with William the Conqueror, as standard—bearer to Viscompte De Pulesdon, a noble Norman, and that the name is derived from the office of a standard—bearer, and was anciently written De La Standard, corrupted to Stodard or Stodart.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Stoddard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stoddard (Russian: Стоддард) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Stoddard.

How Common Is The Last Name Stoddard? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,731st most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 333,496 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Stoddard live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 727,628th most numerous first name globally, borne by 159 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 19,313 people, or 1 in 18,768. In The United States Stoddard is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent live, Utah, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 5 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Stoddard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stoddard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Stoddard last name grew 374 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stoddard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Stoddard last name is primarily Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Stoddard surname are 13.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.74% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stoddard earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.79% less than the national average, earning R 33,768 per year; in United States they earn 4.74% more than the national average, earning $45,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.87% less than the national average, earning $47,264 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stoddard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stoddard in the Russian language
Стоддардstoddard-

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