Stovel Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Stovel Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stovile.' I do not know the place. It looks what is usually termed 'of Norman extraction.'

Agnes de Stovile, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Humfrey de Stovil, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

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Stovel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1991:185,15418,322
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Stovel (14) may also be a first name.

Stovel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stovile.' I do not know the place. It looks what is usually termed 'of Norman extraction.'

Agnes de Stovile, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Humfrey de Stovil, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

1765. Married — Robert Fortescue and Mary Stovell: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(French) belonging to Estouteville (Seine- Inférieure), anciently Estoteville [French ville, Latin villa, estate, farm, etc.: the first element is doubtless a pers. name (with fem. suff. -e) from O.F. esto(u)t, stout, bold, O.L.Ger. stolt-Dutch stout, bold] Joh’is de Stotevill.—Charter-Rolls, A.D. 1260-1.

Agnes de Stovile.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A likely corruption of the Norman Stuetville, or Estouteville.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Stovel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stovel occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Stovel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stovel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stovel is the 788,513th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Stovel are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Stovel is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 14 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 185,154. In Canada it is most common in: Ontario, where 35 percent live, Manitoba, where 22 percent live and British Columbia, where 21 percent live. Beside Canada this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent live and Bulgaria, where 1 percent live.

Stovel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stovel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,071 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stovel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stovel surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Stovel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.75% more than the national average, earning $49,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.87% more than the national average, earning $66,014 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stovell921,291/
Stoveld9250/
Stoveall8633/
Stoveell860/
Stovelle860/
Stavel8367/
Stowel8336/
Stevel8312/
Stowell7710,324/
Stavele7713/
Stavell773/
Stoweel772/
Shtevel772/
Stobele771/
Stouvil771/
Stävell771/
Stovail771/
Stovill770/
Stowele770/
Stevell770/
Stoville711/
Stovhill711/
Stoweull711/
Stovaill711/
Staveall710/
Stavěl6785/
Stevil677/
Stavil674/
Stavelova672/
D'Stowell671/
Stavelová671/
Stawel671/
Stowle671/

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