Stony Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Stony 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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Stony Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nicaragua421:143,3592,172
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
India71:109,580,769786,157
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
China41:341,830,39216,990
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
England21:27,859,030389,889
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:366,56027,735

Stony (806) may also be a first name.

Stony 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

Possibly from Loch Stoney in Forfarshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Stony Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stony (Arabic: ستوني) is most common in Nicaragua. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Stony.

How Common Is The Last Name Stony? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,478,479th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. Stony is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Stony are found; 29 percent are found in Central America and 29 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. Stony is also the 288,056th most frequent first name globally, held by 806 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nicaragua, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 143,359. In Nicaragua Stony is most prevalent in: North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, where 81 percent reside, Jinotega Department, where 14 percent reside and Managua Department, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Nicaragua this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Iran, where 11 percent reside.

Stony Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stony has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 85 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stony Last Name Statistics demography

Stony earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.45% less than the national average, earning $41,662 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stoney913,613/
Stonyi9121/
Stosny918/
Stonny915/
Stojny913/
Sthony912/
Stoony911/
Stoiny911/
Stohnyi832,289/
Stonytė8369/
Stogney8363/
Stosney833/
Stonney832/
Stotnyi832/
Sztonyo831/
Stooney831/
Stohnyt831/
Stohnyy831/
Stone80291,185/
Stona801,140/
Stany80468/
Stoni80458/
Stonh803/
Ztony801/
Stuny801/
Stohynyi772/
Stoutney770/
Stoner7325,462/
Stones739,280/
Stonge732,966/
Stanny73530/
Stonis73529/
Stoina73256/
Stojna73184/
Stonio73164/
Staney73152/
Stoniš73106/
Stoune7345/
Stojni7335/
Stohne7324/
Stuone7322/
Staniy7321/
Stonne7320/
Stunyo7315/
Stonie7312/
Stanyo7310/
Stoini7310/
Stogni738/
Stonez738/
Stuney737/
Stoone737/
Stoene737/
Stunny737/
Stoyne736/
Stanoy736/
Stonje735/
Stonee734/
Stoeni734/
Stoine733/
Stauny733/
Stonea732/
Hstone732/
Sstone731/
Stonai731/
Stonna731/
Stgone731/
Stomne731/
Shtany731/
Stouna731/
Shtona731/
Sthona731/
Stuoni731/
Stanyi731/
Stounh730/
Stusny730/
Stonet730/
Stanay730/
Sthongney715/
Stogner673,769/
Stoń67516/
Stasney67507/
Stonoha67461/
Stonich67381/
Stohner67376/
Stonner67330/
Stoinea67312/
Stanney67259/
Sztányi67187/
Stoness67129/
Shtanyi67114/
Stohnij6783/
Sztoner6766/
Statnyy6744/
Sztanyo6741/
Stonish6741/
Statnyi6739/
Shtaniy6735/
Shtoina6729/
Stomner6728/
Stonaha6722/
Stoiner6720/
Stagney6720/
Stanysh6719/
Stooner6714/
Stouner6712/
Stonnie6711/
Stoinis6710/
Statnyh679/
Stanych678/
Stahnyi678/
Stohnei677/
Stoneer676/
St'onge675/
Stone's674/
D'Stone673/
Stanytė673/
Statniy671/
Shthone671/
Stoneha671/
Stonnes671/
Stotner671/
Stoyner671/
Sthaniy671/
Staaney671/
Stamney671/
Stangay671/
Shtouna671/
Stonisz671/
Stonnet671/
Shtouni671/
Stannay671/
Staniey671/
Shtojna671/
Stohnai671/
Sthaney671/
Stunney670/
Stonett670/
Stojner670/
Statney670/
Stangey670/

Stony Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stony in the Arabic language
ستونيstwny-

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