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 has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stough? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stough is the 115,346th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,820,066 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Stough reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Stough is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 20 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3,952 people, or 1 in 91,715. In The United States it is mostly found in: Alabama, where 11 percent live, Ohio, where 6 percent live and Texas, where 5 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 0 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Stough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stough has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.44% being registered with the political 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