Stoneman Surname

80,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,006 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Stoneman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the stoneman,' the man who dwelt at the stone; v. Stone; compare Bridgman, Stockman, Steadman, Styleman, &c.

1751. Married — John Stoneman and Hannah Clifford: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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Stoneman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4201:149,77615,423
England1,9401:28,7213,879
Australia6771:39,8755,161
Canada5201:70,8578,092
Wales1631:18,9852,033
New Zealand1211:37,4246,365
Scotland551:97,3426,721
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Cyprus161:55,3055,325
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
France41:16,605,680368,153
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1651:20,9232,954
Wales451:34,8541,900
Jersey81:6,4851,119
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4741:105,94710,641

Stoneman (24) may also be a first name.

Stoneman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the stoneman,' the man who dwelt at the stone; v. Stone; compare Bridgman, Stockman, Steadman, Styleman, &c.

1751. Married — John Stoneman and Hannah Clifford: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1753. — Richard Stoneman and Mary Chipperfield: ibid.

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

(English) = Stone (q.v.) + Englishman.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably a stone-mason, or a quarryman.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Stoneman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stoneman has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stoneman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 80,987th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,213,378 people. The surname Stoneman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Stoneman live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. Stoneman is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 24 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,420 people, or 1 in 149,776. In The United States Stoneman is most common in: Virginia, where 13 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 38 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Stoneman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stoneman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stoneman surname rose 511 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 362 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 5,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stoneman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States Stoneman are 23.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.91% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stoneman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.9% less than the national average, earning 291,050 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 96.01% more than the national average, earning R 465,792 per year; in United States they earn 6.67% more than the national average, earning $46,026 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.7% more than the national average, earning $53,010 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stonemann946/
Stonemane941/
Stonesman940/
Steneman8876/
Stonemon880/
Stenemann8246/
Staniman751/
Stenoman750/
Steniman750/
Stenimann710/

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Stoneman Reference & Research

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