Stout Surname

8,775th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64,700 people bear this surname

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

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.

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Stout Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States56,9281:6,367744
England2,3211:24,0063,324
Netherlands1,5401:10,9661,517
Canada7901:46,6405,721
South Africa6831:79,3239,816
Australia5671:47,6115,958
Scotland4291:12,4801,664
New Zealand1931:23,4634,124
Lebanon1791:31,4923,195
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Ireland1131:41,6723,227
Jordan1001:88,4246,690
United States Virgin Islands791:1,397227
Argentina551:777,15351,982
Japan531:2,412,15630,150
Wales461:67,2725,910
Panama371:105,7373,952
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
France191:3,495,933219,029
Syria191:1,015,8436,722
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Palestine101:454,88512,564
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
British Virgin Islands71:4,513453
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
China61:227,886,92811,701
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belize21:177,7373,502
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland681:65,1454,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1211:21,7443,080
Scotland3101:12,0751,459
Isle of Man111:4,934490
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,6111:3,982488

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.

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

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The bold, strong and valiant man; the proud man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Valiant, courageous.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon, Somerset Or from the Dutch, Stout; from the German, Staudte; a personal name.

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stoute913,638/
Stoudt913,179/
Stoutt91667/
Stoutz91210/
Stouth9142/
Stouts9136/
Shtout914/
Stoult912/
Stouht910/
Stut89252/
Stou8965/
Stot8931/
Sttoute833/
Stoutte832/
D'Stout831/
Stouett830/
Stott8027,170/
Studt803,161/
Stute803,096/
Staut801,392/
Stuut801,145/
Stutt80986/
Stuth80770/
Stuit80709/
Stoup80495/
Stoot80441/
Stuyt80421/
Stote80414/
Stuht80335/
Stodt80203/
Stots80181/
Stoit80175/
Stoud80117/
Stous80113/
Stoth8045/
Stohu8043/
Stoet8037/
Stult8013/
Åstot8013/
Stouy8011/
Stouz804/
Shtut803/
Stoyt803/
Stoue802/
Stuet802/
Stuot802/
Shtot802/
Stuzt802/
Steut801/
Stojt801/
Stotp801/
Sthut801/
Stost801/
Shtou801/
Sttot800/
Stoht800/
Steehout771/
Sto75304/
Stu75213/
Staudt7313,016/
Stotts736,206/
Stoots731,429/
Stutte73444/
Stuijt73396/
Stauth73373/
Stuyts73345/
Stouch73261/
Stouhy73248/
Stauts73185/
Stoodt73161/
Studte73158/
Shtots73118/
Staiou7397/
Stucht7347/
Steuth7339/
Steyou7336/
Stoeth7331/
Stuits7325/
Stouph7324/
Stuthe7323/
Staute7318/
Stotte7316/
Stoett7316/
Shtouh7313/
Stodte7312/
Steuts7311/
Ztoute739/
Stoits738/
Steute738/
Stautt737/
Stotch736/
Stuitz734/
Steutz733/
Stuyte732/
Stoote732/
Steudt732/
Stuite732/
Shtaut732/
Sztaut732/
Stoeht731/
Stohtz731/
Stoitz731/
Stothe731/
Stoueh731/
Stuuts731/
Steuat731/
Sthaut731/
Staust731/
Stautd731/
Sthutt731/
Stouha731/
Stouya731/
Stoott731/
Shtudt731/
Sttouh731/
Stoite730/
Stoyte730/
Stuett730/
Stuitt730/
Stustz730/
Stootz730/
Stauet730/
Steutt730/
Stuutz730/
Stouds730/
Stotdt730/
Stoith730/
Stooth730/
Stuste730/
Stouss730/
Stus673,535/
Stoy672,429/
Staudte67955/
Stos67815/
Shto67768/
Stup67648/
Stoß67562/
Stuy67558/
Stoe67515/
Stoa67474/
Stoi67336/
Stoj67308/
Steu67255/
Stoś67219/
Stougie67202/
Steudte67201/
Stat67171/
Stoz67170/
Ztot67170/
Stop67164/
Stau67150/
Sthu67122/
Stuijts67105/
Stuś6787/
Szto6784/
Stui6780/
Stuj6769/
Stux6761/
Stoh6760/
Stojetz6751/
Stue6750/
Stoo6739/
Hstu6723/
Stuz6721/
Stuh6720/
Stod6715/
Stuš6715/
Stuß6713/
Stho679/
Stud678/
Stoš677/
Stta676/
Shtu675/
Steuijt675/
Sttu674/
Shtoits674/
Jsto673/
Stgo673/
Štot673/
Stotova673/
Stto672/
Shtotts672/
Stheutz672/
Shtaudt671/
Shtoyts671/
Chtouts671/
Sdtu671/
Shtauts671/
Sttautt671/
Staucht671/
Stugytė671/
Jstu671/
Sdto671/
Stheuts671/
Hsto671/
Stautts670/
Stowets670/

Stout Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stout in the Russian language
Стоутstout-
Stout in the Arabic language
شجاعshja-

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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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