Stokely Surname

218,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,870 people bear this surname

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

Stokely Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stockley.' Two parishes in Devon, and a township in the parish of Brancepeth, in County Durham, bear this name. Other smaller spots would probably bear it; v. Stock and Ley.

Ralph de Stockleye, Suffolk, 1273.

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Stokely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7671:205,12720,132
England491:1,137,10353,999
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5181:96,9479,860

Stokely (126) may also be a first name.

Stokely Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stockley.' Two parishes in Devon, and a township in the parish of Brancepeth, in County Durham, bear this name. Other smaller spots would probably bear it; v. Stock and Ley.

Ralph de Stockleye, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Pagan de Stockleye, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1791. Married — Phillip Stone and Temperance Stockley: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) 1 belonging to Stokeley; or Dweller at the Stoke-Lea [v. under Stoke, and + Middle English ley, Old English leáh] 2 conf. with Stockley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Two parishes in Devonshire, and a parish in Durham, are so designated.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cornwall.

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

Stokely Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stokely (Arabic: ستوكلي) is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Stokely click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stokely? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 218,907th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 3,897,083 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Stokely are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Stokely is also the 829,183rd most common given name globally. It is borne by 126 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,767 people, or 1 in 205,127. In The United States Stokely is most common in: Tennessee, where 14 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Stokely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stokely has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 341 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stokely Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Stokely surname are 25.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Stokely earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.92% less than the national average, earning $39,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.26% more than the national average, earning $58,259 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stokely Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stokely in the Arabic language
ستوكليstwkly-

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