Stone Surname

1,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291,185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Stone Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the stone' or stones (compare Styles, Stubbs, Stocks, &o), from residence beside some remarkable roadside stone or rock.

Warin de la Stane, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reginald ad Ston', Bedfordshire, ibid.

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Stone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States198,8191:1,823157
England39,3181:1,417149
Australia18,0881:1,492172
Canada10,9821:3,355427
South Africa5,0391:10,7521,339
New Zealand2,5081:1,806236
Wales1,8931:1,635156
Jamaica1,6991:1,689286
Ireland9561:4,926811
Saudi Arabia9541:32,3444,580
Scotland9141:5,858949
China7161:1,909,667352
Thailand7021:100,62414,454
Russia6611:218,03823,685
Iran5901:130,14011,894
Brazil5361:399,39215,226
Israel5271:16,2382,435
Nigeria4871:363,74319,486
India3681:2,084,41770,614
Tanzania3601:147,06013,405
Germany3241:248,47427,007
Spain2481:188,51613,133
Mexico2411:515,0469,128
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
France2101:316,29948,089
Northern Ireland1941:9,5101,530
Japan1861:687,33516,881
Chile1791:98,4163,719
Netherlands1461:115,66618,330
Bahrain1321:10,2171,962
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Liberia1211:36,4343,379
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
Zimbabwe1091:141,63518,305
Italy1061:576,95054,562
Philippines1051:964,17484,481
Afghanistan1031:312,1674,880
Sweden1021:96,5377,015
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Botswana881:24,8515,011
Latvia881:23,2963,526
Switzerland851:96,62310,422
Trinidad and Tobago801:17,0502,088
Panama761:51,4772,491
Indonesia741:1,787,151115,268
Belgium691:166,61822,787
Jersey661:1,503210
Malaysia611:483,51224,345
Guernsey511:1,264261
Ghana481:562,93111,440
Egypt461:1,998,60348,041
Hong Kong461:159,4672,947
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Kazakhstan431:411,22131,868
Guam411:3,905492
Denmark401:141,11812,512
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Malta361:11,952723
Cyprus341:26,0262,877
Belarus331:287,91132,667
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Norway291:177,32021,035
Turkey261:2,993,13285,930
Vietnam261:3,563,3102,321
Malawi251:684,76419,487
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Austria221:387,06540,442
Ecuador221:722,99312,618
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
Aruba181:5,749789
South Korea181:2,846,681560
United Arab Emirates181:509,01523,390
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Bermuda151:4,352690
Bangladesh141:11,382,62713,510
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Turks and Caicos Islands131:2,641268
Isle of Man121:7,1521,559
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Jordan101:884,24415,916
Oman101:368,7975,193
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Greece91:1,231,08885,267
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Romania91:2,230,87454,437
Tonga91:11,924307
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Georgia81:468,19317,304
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
DR Congo71:10,554,224182,882
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Angola51:5,397,8436,980
Myanmar51:10,387,5971,301
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Rwanda31:3,788,3265,895
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mali21:8,484,5184,035
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Mongolia21:1,412,64416,950
Mozambique21:13,630,7847,358
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Sudan21:18,755,09814,167
Tajikistan21:4,193,34612,835
Togo21:3,623,88411,997
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Comoros11:749,524685
Dominica11:75,891912
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Macau11:601,6301,582
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Palau11:21,643223
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5491:8,0691,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England20,9891:1,161126
Wales4841:3,241220
Scotland1461:25,6382,332
Jersey351:1,482235
Guernsey161:2,041347
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States40,0941:1,253116

Stone (9,953) may also be a first name.

Stone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the stone' or stones (compare Styles, Stubbs, Stocks, &o), from residence beside some remarkable roadside stone or rock.

Warin de la Stane, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reginald ad Ston', Bedfordshire, ibid.

John de la Stone, Sussex, ibid.

Johannes del Stone, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus del Stones, 1379: ibid.

Elena de Stons, 1379: ibid.

Robert atte Stone, Close Rolls, 31 Edward I.

John atte Stone, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1609. Baptised — John, s. Francis Stone: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Local, from some place of the name. Probably of English origin. Thomas de Stone of Roxburghshire rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 209). Thomas de Stone was common councillor of Aberdeen, 1435 (Guildry, p. 185), and Jerome Stone (1727-1756), schoolmaster in Dunkeld, "was the real discoverer to modern knowledge of the ancient Ossianic ballads."

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

(English) belonging to Stone; or Dweller at a Stone (Obelisk, etc.), Rock, or Stone Castle [Middle English ston(e, stan(e, Old English stán] John de la Stone.—Hundred Rolls Stone, Staffs, occurs in the 13th cent, freq. as both Stane and Stanes; Stone, Worc., was Stanes in Domesday-Book and in the 13th cent.; so that ‘Stone’ must sometimes be interpreted with plural significance.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This English name has been used as a synonym of Clogherty and Mulclohy, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) Dweller near some remarkable stone or rock, often a boundary mark; one who came from Stone (the stone or stones), the name of various places in England.

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

A very common local surname. There are towns, parishes, &c., so called in cos. Stafford, Buckingham, Gloucester, Kent, Worcester, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A town in England. The name was probably given to an individual who resided near or by some remarkable stone, or at a place called Stone. "Will at the Stone."

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

A location name in Kent, Staffordshire, etc.

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

Stone. —Excepting its establishment in Derbyshire, this name is mostly restricted to the south of England and is especially at home in Berks and Bucks, and in the south - western counties of Somerset, Dorset, and Devon. It has probably in most cases a local origin, as in Somerset, Bucks, Kent, etc., where there are parishes and villages thus called.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Stone Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stone (Arabic: ستون, Bengali: স্টোন, Marathi: टोन, Oriya: ୋନ, Russian: Стоне) is most common in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stone? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,883rd most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,027 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Stone live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 61,425th most widespread forename internationally, borne by 9,953 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 198,819 people, or 1 in 1,823. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 184 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Stone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stone has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Stone surname grew 496 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 391 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 174 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 626 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stone Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (44%) in Ireland, Orthodox (79%) in Russia, Jewish (90%) in Lebanon, Christian (97%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Stone are 12.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.97% being registered with the party.

The amount Stone earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.72% more than the national average, earning 459,316 kr per year; in Peru they earn 60.34% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,082 per year; in South Africa they earn 62.14% more than the national average, earning R 385,296 per year; in United States they earn 0.89% less than the national average, earning $42,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $50,823 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stoner9125,462/
Stones919,280/
Stoney913,613/
Stonge912,966/
Stoune9145/
Stohne9124/
Stuone9122/
Stonne9120/
Stonie9112/
Stonez918/
Stoone917/
Stoene917/
Stoyne916/
Stonje915/
Stonee914/
Stoine913/
Stonea912/
Hstone912/
Sstone911/
Stgone911/
Stomne911/
Stonet910/
Ston89653/
Stogner833,769/
Stohner83376/
Stonner83330/
Stoinea83312/
Stoness83129/
Sztoner8366/
Stogney8363/
Stomner8328/
Stoiner8320/
Stooner8314/
Stouner8312/
Stonnie8311/
Stohnei837/
Stoneer836/
St'onge835/
Stone's834/
Stosney833/
D'Stone833/
Stonney832/
Shthone831/
Stoneha831/
Stonnes831/
Stooney831/
Stotner831/
Stoyner831/
Stonnet831/
Stonett830/
Stojner830/
Stongue830/
Stene803,932/
Stong801,265/
Stona801,140/
Stoun801,022/
Stoni80458/
Stoon80405/
Stane80365/
Stoin80294/
Stont80234/
Stohn80146/
Stony80143/
Shton80128/
Stton8021/
Stonn8016/
Stune8010/
Szton808/
Stonk804/
Stoyn804/
Stonh803/
Sxton801/
Stonc801/
Stond801/
Stuon801/
Stojn801/
Stoutner77138/
Stoitner7729/
Stonness7714/
Stoneová7712/
Stottner776/
Stomness772/
Stongner772/
Stosness771/
Stougner771/
D'Stoner771/
Stoneich770/
Stoutney770/
Stange7321,016/
Stoten73547/
Stonis73529/
Steene73421/
Stanes73404/
Staner73404/
Stoina73256/
Stojna73184/
Stonio73164/
Staney73152/
Stanei73152/
Stuhne73131/
Stânea73128/
Stanea73126/
Stotyn73117/
Stunes73115/
Stoniš73106/
Stumne7393/
Stanne7373/
Stuner7365/
Stanie7354/
Staune7337/
Høston7336/
Stojni7335/
Stănei7328/
Stanje7327/
Stagne7322/
Stonyi7321/
Stanet7311/
Steney7310/
Stoini7310/
Stohyn739/
Stogni738/
Stosny738/
Stosen738/
Stuney737/
Stanez737/
Staneh737/
Stanee736/
Sætane736/
Stonny735/
Stoeni734/
Stojny733/
Stahne733/
Stongh732/
Stunje732/
Sthane732/
Staneu732/
Stonkė732/
Sthony732/
Shtoyn731/
Szxton731/
Stenie731/
Sttoin731/
Stocem731/
Stocen731/
Stonai731/
Stonna731/
Stoony731/
Stunne731/
Stoiny731/
Stanhe731/
Stöner731/
Sthene731/
Sthoon731/
Stānge731/
Stouna731/
Shtona731/
Stenea731/
Sthona731/
Stuoni731/
Stoçen731/
Staane731/
Stuyne730/
Stounh730/
Stunet730/
Stasne730/
Stanep730/
Stonck730/
Schton730/
Stound730/
Stounn730/
Stoung730/
Staned730/
Stoidtner719/
Sthongney715/
Stan6793,907/
Stagner673,151/
Stohnyi672,289/
Stouten671,778/
Stauner67820/
Stom67807/
Stamnes67733/
Stoń67516/
Stasney67507/
Stonoha67461/
Stanner67428/
Stonich67381/
Stehnei67366/
Stanney67259/
Stögner67186/
Stotijn67185/
Stehney67120/
Stotten6797/
Stunner6789/
Stonová6785/
Stohnij6783/
Stonytė6769/
Geeston6767/
Shtange6758/
Statner6748/
Stonish6741/
Stanque6733/
Staniea6732/
Stán6731/
Shtoina6729/
Stagnet6727/
Stamner6726/
Stojsin6724/
Stonaha6722/
Stannie6721/
Stagney6720/
Stonova6719/
Stangue6717/
Seheton6717/
Stugner6716/
Stöhner6716/
Stagnes6715/
Stoutin6714/
Stuhner6713/
Stanech6712/
Steenie6712/
Sztange6712/
Stoisin6711/
Sztaner6711/
Stohyna6711/
Stanett6710/
Stoinis6710/
Stehnej678/
Stochin677/
Stannet676/
Stannes676/
Shtocin676/
Shtenhe675/
Stasner674/
Stanets673/
Stochen673/
Shtanhe673/
Steuner672/
Stumner672/
Stanesh672/
Stahner672/
Stochyn672/
Stotnyi672/
Shtohyn672/
Shtanei672/
Staness671/
Sztonyo671/
Stoggin671/
Stoiten671/
Stunets671/
Staaney671/
Stagnea671/
Stamney671/
Stanees671/
Shtouna671/
Stàn671/
Stăniea671/
Stonisz671/
Stoutem671/
Stoysin671/
Stodten671/
Stoicin671/
Shtouni671/
Statnet671/
Staniey671/
Shtojna671/
Stohnai671/
Stohnyt671/
Stohnyy671/
Staneis671/
Sthaney671/
Sthanhe671/
Stunney670/
Staneer670/
Stuneph670/
Stossen670/
Steuned670/
Stautne670/
Stuness670/
Stutner670/
Stunnes670/
Statney670/
Stoting670/
Stangey670/
Stumnes670/
Stoteen670/
Schtoon670/

Stone Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stone in the Bengali language
স্টোনstona-
Stone in the Oriya language
ୋନona-
Stone in the Marathi language
टोनtona-
Stone in the Russian language
Стонеstone-
Stone in the Arabic language
ستونstwn-

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