Stoney Surname

125,880th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Stoney Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stoney.' Several places, Stoney Middleton (Derbyshire) and Stony Stratford (Buckinghamshire), for instance, bear this name as a prefix. But I can supply no further information.

Agnes Stany, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Stoney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7041:212,71120,775
Australia6301:42,8505,449
England6291:88,5829,600
Canada1971:187,03318,476
Jamaica1521:18,8811,691
Ireland721:65,4024,223
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Wales181:171,91811,581
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
France71:9,488,960336,266
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China41:341,830,39216,990
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Dominica11:75,891912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1181:37,5413,496
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4211:57,8996,817
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3611:139,11013,141

Stoney (3,438) may also be a first name.

Stoney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stoney.' Several places, Stoney Middleton (Derbyshire) and Stony Stratford (Buckinghamshire), for instance, bear this name as a prefix. But I can supply no further information.

Agnes Stany, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Peter Stoney, Close Rolls, 6 Edward II.

1803. Married — Elijah Stoney and Sarah Weaver: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Stoney; or Dweller at 1 the Stony or Rocky Island or Waterside [Old English stán, a stone, rock + íg] 2 the Stony Land [for Old English stániht]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Possibly from Loch Stoney in Forfarshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Warwickshire.

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

Stoney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stoney occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stoney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 125,880th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,017,035 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Stoney live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 121,304th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,438 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,704 people, or 1 in 212,711. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: South Carolina, where 9 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Stoney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stoney has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 472 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 39 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stoney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Stoney surname is principally Anglican (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Stoney surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.68% registered with the political party.

The amount Stoney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.63% less than the national average, earning $42,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.78% less than the national average, earning $42,342 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stogney9263/
Stosney923/
Stonney922/
Stooney921/
Stone91291,185/
Stony91143/
Stoutney860/
Stoner8325,462/
Stones839,280/
Stonge832,966/
Staney83152/
Stoune8345/
Stohne8324/
Stuone8322/
Stonyi8321/
Stonne8320/
Stonie8312/
Steney8310/
Stonez838/
Stosny838/
Stuney837/
Stoone837/
Stoene837/
Stoyne836/
Stonje835/
Stonny835/
Stonee834/
Stoine833/
Stojny833/
Stonea832/
Hstone832/
Sthony832/
Sstone831/
Stonoe831/
Stonye831/
Stoony831/
Stgone831/
Stomne831/
Stoiny831/
Stonet830/
Sthongney805/
Stogner773,769/
Stohnyi772,289/
Stasney77507/
Stohner77376/
Stonner77330/
Stoinea77312/
Stanney77259/
Stoness77129/
Stehney77120/
Stonytė7769/
Sztoner7766/
Stomner7728/
Stoiner7720/
Stagney7720/
Stooner7714/
Stouner7712/
Stonnie7711/
Stohnei777/
Stoneer776/
St'onge775/
Stone's774/
D'Stone773/
Stotnyi772/
Shthone771/
Sztonyo771/
Stoneha771/
Stonnes771/
Stotner771/
Stoyner771/
Staaney771/
Stamney771/
Stonnet771/
Staneya771/
Staniey771/
Stohnyt771/
Stohnyy771/
Sthaney771/
Stunney770/
Stonett770/
Stojner770/
Statney770/
Stangey770/
Stene733,932/
Stona731,140/
Stany73468/
Stoni73458/
Stane73365/
Stune7310/
Stonh733/
Ztony731/
Stuny731/
Stoutner71138/
Shtangey71120/
Stoitner7129/
Stonness7114/
Stoneová7112/
Stottner716/
Stomness712/
Stongner712/
Stohynyi712/
Chtooney711/
Stosness711/
Stougner711/
Stoyneua711/
Sztehney711/
D'Stoner711/
Stonneut710/
Stoneich710/
Stange6721,016/
Stanny67530/
Stonis67529/
Steene67421/
Stonga67421/
Stanes67404/
Staner67404/
Stoina67256/
Stojna67184/
Stonio67164/
Stanei67152/
Stuhne67131/
Stânea67128/
Stanea67126/
Stunes67115/
Stoniš67106/
Stumne6793/
Stanne6773/
Stuner6765/
Stanoe6762/
Stanie6754/
Staune6737/
Stojni6735/
Stănei6728/
Stanje6727/
Stonas6726/
Stagne6722/
Staniy6721/
Stonat6717/
Stanet6711/
Stoini6710/
Stoidtner679/
Stogni678/
Stanez677/
Staneh677/
Stunny677/
Stanoy676/
Stanee676/
Sætane676/
Stenoy675/
Stonah674/
Stoeni674/
Stauny673/
Stahne673/
Stunje672/
Sthane672/
Staneu672/
Stenay672/
Stenie671/
Stomna671/
Stonai671/
Stonna671/
Stunne671/
Shtany671/
Stanhe671/
Stöner671/
Sthene671/
Stānge671/
Stonad671/
Stotna671/
Stouna671/
Shtona671/
Stenea671/
Sthona671/
Stuoni671/
Stanyi671/
Staane671/
Stuyne670/
Stounh670/
Stunet670/
Stusny670/
Stasne670/
Stogna670/
Stanep670/
Stanay670/
Staned670/

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