Stough Surname

115,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,004 people bear this surname

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

Stough Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9521:91,71510,314
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8991:55,8616,244

Stough (20) may also be a first name.

Stough Last Name Facts

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

Stough is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stough? popularity and diffusion

Stough is the 115,346th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,820,066 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Stough are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,952 people, or 1 in 91,715. In The United States it is most common in: Alabama, where 11 percent reside, Ohio, where 6 percent reside and Texas, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Stough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stough has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stough surname expanded 440 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stough Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stough surname are 26.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.44% being registered with the party.

Stough earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.35% less than the national average, earning $42,137 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stoug911/
Stogh911/
Stugh911/
Staugh8380/
Stoukh831/
Stog80593/
Stug801/
Shtoukh771/
Sthaugh770/
Stugg7330/
Stagh7321/
Stouk7315/
Stugk734/
Stogs734/
Staug733/
Sthug733/
Stokh732/
Stukh732/
Stoig731/
Stugs730/
Stogg730/
Steegh67406/
Stoque67332/
Stouck6768/
Shtokh6738/
Staigh6722/
Steigh6712/
Stocch678/
Stohke678/
Steugk677/
Stuhke677/
Stockh677/
Stuggs675/
Steagh674/
Stokhe674/
Stouke674/
Stouks674/
Staugg671/
Shtukh671/
Stoggs671/
Staugs671/
Stogue671/

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Stough Reference & Research

Stauch DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Stauch FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stough
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis