Stonehouse Surname

82,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Stonehouse Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1), 'at the stone-house' (v. Stannus), from residence therein; compare Woodhouse, Moorhouse, Parkhouse, &c. Many dwellings would be so termed.

John del Stonhuse, Close Rolls, 47 Henry III.

Read More About This Surname

Stonehouse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1811:25,5473,498
Canada1,1231:32,8104,250
United States1,1131:325,65929,603
Australia1,0271:26,2863,576
South Africa1351:401,31635,360
New Zealand931:48,6927,903
Wales721:42,9804,139
Thailand681:1,038,799157,648
Scotland351:152,9669,000
France141:4,744,480251,814
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
China21:683,660,78330,601
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2841:18,9842,727
Scotland201:187,1617,190
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2071:242,60220,235

Stonehouse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1), 'at the stone-house' (v. Stannus), from residence therein; compare Woodhouse, Moorhouse, Parkhouse, &c. Many dwellings would be so termed.

John del Stonhuse, Close Rolls, 47 Henry III.

(2) Local, 'of Stonehouse,' a parish in Gloucestershire.

John de Stonhus, Gloucestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1581. Walter Stonehouse or Stonhowse, Middlesex: Register of the University of Oxford.

1618. Baptised — Thomas, s. Cristofer Stonhowse: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1773. Married — William Stonehouse and Rebecca Kerby: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Stonehouse; or Dweller at the Stone House [Old English stán + hús] Stonehouse, Glouc., was Stonhus in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Devon, Hampshire, Gloucestershire.

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

Stonehouse Last Name Facts

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

Stonehouse is found most in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stonehouse? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stonehouse is the 82,057th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,233,087 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Stonehouse reside; 39 percent reside in Northern Europe and 39 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 2,181 people, or 1 in 25,547. In England it is most numerous in: North Yorkshire, where 15 percent live, Durham, where 9 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 7 percent live. Besides England this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Stonehouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stonehouse has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Stonehouse last name grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 538 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,440 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stonehouse Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Stonehouse last name is chiefly Anglican (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States Stonehouse are 6.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.68% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stonehouse earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.9% more than the national average, earning R 377,604 per year; in United States they earn 20.78% more than the national average, earning $52,114 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.62% more than the national average, earning $50,985 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stonehouse
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis