Stoneham Surname

138,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Stoneham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stoneham.' North and South Stoneham are parishes in Hampshire, near Southampton. Smaller localities bearing the name doubtless exist, and have furnished representatives.

William de Stonham, Cambridgeshire, 1273.

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Stoneham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1771:307,95228,288
England1,1321:49,2216,129
Australia3851:70,1198,305
Canada2301:160,19816,186
New Zealand1191:38,0536,460
Botswana721:30,3746,067
Wales351:88,4157,250
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Bermuda171:3,840587
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland311:142,8997,868
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6681:36,4904,745
Wales201:78,4213,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:512,43635,831

Stoneham (23) may also be a first name.

Stoneham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stoneham.' North and South Stoneham are parishes in Hampshire, near Southampton. Smaller localities bearing the name doubtless exist, and have furnished representatives.

William de Stonham, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Stephen de Stonham, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1603. John Stoneham: Register of the University of Oxford.

1790. Married — Thomas Stoneham and Rebecca Markwick: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Stoneham: v. Stanham.

Stephen de Stonham.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Two parishes in Hampshire, and a hamlet in Sussex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Hampshire Or Stonham, Suffolk.

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

Stoneham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stoneham has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Stoneham click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stoneham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 138,524th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,256,206 people. The surname Stoneham is mostly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Stoneham live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. Stoneham is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 23 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,177 people, or 1 in 307,952. In The United States Stoneham is primarily found in: Texas, where 26 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 32 countries. It is also common in England, where 35 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Stoneham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stoneham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stoneham surname increased 1,201 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stoneham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Stoneham surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Stoneham last name are 15.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stoneham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 317.68% more than the national average, earning R 992,568 per year; in United States they earn 0.92% more than the national average, earning $43,546 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.05% more than the national average, earning $54,678 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stonham93786/
Stoneam930/
Stonehom883/
Stoneheim820/
Stanham80180/
Stenhaum750/
Stenehjem71447/
Steneheim711/
Stenheim6328/
Stanheim630/

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