Stops Surname

517,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Stops Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the stopps', i.e. stoup or gatepost: the usual term in Ulverston, or Furness generally, for any tall stone post Probably, however, the instance below is an early variant of Stobb or Stubb (v.

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Stops Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
Germany1861:432,82538,889
Australia951:284,16525,304
England871:640,43737,483
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Wales101:309,45316,869
India61:127,844,230863,365
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England991:246,21618,027
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Stops Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the stopps', i.e. stoup or gatepost: the usual term in Ulverston, or Furness generally, for any tall stone post Probably, however, the instance below is an early variant of Stobb or Stubb (v. Stubbs); compare Hopps for Hobbs.

William del Stopp, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1759. Married — John Paine and Mary Stopps: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

From Stopes; a location name in Lancashire.

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

Stops Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stops is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Stops click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stops? popularity and diffusion

Stops is the 517,348th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 11,567,533 people. The surname Stops occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Stops live; 34 percent live in North America and 34 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 213 people, or 1 in 1,701,685. In The United States Stops is mostly found in: Montana, where 50 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 11 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Stops Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stops has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Stops surname grew 4,260 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stops Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stops surname are 14.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.18% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stops earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 2.92% more than the national average, earning R 244,584 per year and in United States they earn 12.1% less than the national average, earning $37,927 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stoops916,920/
Stopps91587/
Stoups912/
Sttops911/
Stophs910/
Stop89164/
Stoop808,517/
Stopp802,816/
Staps801,342/
Stoup80495/
Stope80356/
Shtop80307/
Steps80183/
Stäps8098/
Stopf8054/
Stobs8048/
Sztop8042/
Stoph8017/
Stohp8011/
Stotp801/
Stovs800/
Stoppe73747/
Stepps73450/
Stophe73197/
Stoupe73139/
Steeps7347/
Staeps7345/
Stoope7327/
Stouph7324/
Stapps7310/
Sthoop738/
Stephs736/
Stoopf734/
Staaps732/
Stoipe732/
Shtaps731/
Stoupt730/
Sthopp730/
Stopfe730/
Stobst730/
Stapfs730/
Staphs730/
Stapss730/
Stap671,422/
Stob67602/
Stouppe6781/
Stopová6770/
Stopova6717/
Stov6717/
Ztop675/
Schteps670/

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