Stothard Surname

201,262nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Stothard Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the stot-herd,' one who tended stots, i.e. bullocks, the bullock-herd; v. Stott. All these forms are North English, and must be distinguished from Studdard and Stuttard (which see), with their other corruptions, although no doubt all are now inextricably mixed; compare Calvert, Coward, Oxnard, Shepard, &c.

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Stothard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5481:35,9944,727
Australia1851:145,92315,562
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Canada591:624,50251,218
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Wales201:154,72710,755
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Norway71:734,61250,907
France31:22,140,907385,998
China31:455,773,85521,925
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6561:37,1584,812
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Stothard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the stot-herd,' one who tended stots, i.e. bullocks, the bullock-herd; v. Stott. All these forms are North English, and must be distinguished from Studdard and Stuttard (which see), with their other corruptions, although no doubt all are now inextricably mixed; compare Calvert, Coward, Oxnard, Shepard, &c.

Willelmus Stothyrd, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Stautohird, 1379: ibid.

1778. Married — William Stothart and Mary Heath: St. George, Hanover Square.

1788. — Swinton Stodart and Jane Winhamm: ibid.

1802. — Benjamin Wray and Mary Stothard: ibid.

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

(English) Stot-Herd [v. under Stott, and + Middle English herde, Old English hierde] William Stothard.—Hundred Rolls There has prob. been confusion with Stoddard, Stodart, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Stothard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stothard is most common in England. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stothard? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 201,262nd most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,517,155 people. Stothard occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Stothard are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 78 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Stothard is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 1,548 people, or 1 in 35,994. In England it is primarily found in: Lincolnshire, where 14 percent reside, Tyne and Wear, where 14 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 14 percent reside. Other than England Stothard occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Stothard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stothard has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Stothard last name grew 236 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 272 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 318 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stothard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Stothard surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Stothard last name are 11.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.52% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stothard earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.46% more than the national average, earning 423,795 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 96.8% more than the national average, earning R 467,676 per year; in United States they earn 16.25% more than the national average, earning $50,162 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.96% less than the national average, earning $49,208 CAD per year.

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