Stout Surname
Approximately 64,700 people bear this surname
Stout Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the Stout'; compare Bigg, Little, &c. Stout was once a familiar surname in Lancashire and Yorkshire. It is now somewhat rare in England, but flourishes in America.
Willelmus Stoute, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameStout Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 56,928 | 1:6,367 | 744 |
| England | 2,321 | 1:24,006 | 3,324 |
| Netherlands | 1,540 | 1:10,966 | 1,517 |
| Canada | 790 | 1:46,640 | 5,721 |
| South Africa | 683 | 1:79,323 | 9,816 |
| Australia | 567 | 1:47,611 | 5,958 |
| Scotland | 429 | 1:12,480 | 1,664 |
| New Zealand | 193 | 1:23,463 | 4,124 |
| Lebanon | 179 | 1:31,492 | 3,195 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Ireland | 113 | 1:41,672 | 3,227 |
| Jordan | 100 | 1:88,424 | 6,690 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 79 | 1:1,397 | 227 |
| Argentina | 55 | 1:777,153 | 51,982 |
| Japan | 53 | 1:2,412,156 | 30,150 |
| Wales | 46 | 1:67,272 | 5,910 |
| Panama | 37 | 1:105,737 | 3,952 |
| Spain | 33 | 1:1,416,728 | 44,772 |
| Belgium | 32 | 1:359,270 | 39,406 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Northern Ireland | 20 | 1:92,252 | 5,957 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Syria | 19 | 1:1,015,843 | 6,722 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Palestine | 10 | 1:454,885 | 12,564 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| British Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:4,513 | 453 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 68 | 1:65,145 | 4,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,121 | 1:21,744 | 3,080 |
| Scotland | 310 | 1:12,075 | 1,459 |
| Isle of Man | 11 | 1:4,934 | 490 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,611 | 1:3,982 | 488 |
Stout (268) may also be a first name.
Stout Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the Stout'; compare Bigg, Little, &c. Stout was once a familiar surname in Lancashire and Yorkshire. It is now somewhat rare in England, but flourishes in America.
Willelmus Stoute, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Stoute, 1379: ibid.
Robert Stout, of Lowd Scales, 1692: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
Tenet Stoute, of Borwick, parish of Warton, 1720: ibid.
(Anglo-French-Teut.) Bold, Strong, Proud; (later) Corpulent [Old French esto(u)t, stout, bold; O.L.Ger. stolt = Dutch stout, bold = Ger. stolz, proud]
(English) The bold, strong and valiant man; the proud man.
Valiant, courageous.
A location name in Devon, Somerset Or from the Dutch, Stout; from the German, Staudte; a personal name.
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Stout Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stout Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Stout (Arabic: شجاع, Russian: Стоут) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Stout click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Stout? popularity and diffusion
The last name Stout is the 8,775th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 112,636 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Stout reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Stout is also the 543,171st most frequent forename worldwide. It is borne by 268 people.
This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 56,928 people, or 1 in 6,367. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Indiana, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 87 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.
Stout Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Stout has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Stout last name expanded 451 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 166 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 511 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Stout Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Stout last name is chiefly Catholic (75%) in Ireland and Sunni (55%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Stout surname are 17.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.07% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Stout earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 17.88% less than the national average, earning R 195,144 per year; in United States they earn 2.75% less than the national average, earning $41,964 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.27% less than the national average, earning $49,052 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Stout Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Stout in the Russian language | ||
| Стоут | stout | - |
| Stout in the Arabic language | ||
| شجاع | shja | - |
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Stout Reference & Research
Stout (Scot origin) DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Stoudt FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Stout (Scot origin) 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
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