Stovell Surname

295,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Stovell 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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Stovell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6271:88,8659,623
United States2831:1,280,77490,005
Australia1271:212,56520,555
Canada1021:361,23132,546
Bermuda871:750114
Scotland171:314,93014,413
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Wales61:515,75523,171
France41:16,605,680368,153
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2841:85,8299,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Stovell 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

Stovell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stovell occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stovell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 295,398th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,644,885 people. The surname Stovell occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Stovell live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles.

Stovell is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 627 people, or 1 in 88,865. In England Stovell is primarily found in: Greater London, where 18 percent are found, West Sussex, where 13 percent are found and Surrey, where 10 percent are found. Apart from England this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Stovell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stovell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Stovell surname expanded 221 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 578 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stovell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stovell last name are 15.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Stovell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.99% less than the national average, earning R 92,700 per year; in United States they earn 17.85% less than the national average, earning $35,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.19% less than the national average, earning $49,588 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stoveall9333/
Stoveell930/
Stovelle930/
Stovel92358/
Stowell8610,324/
Stoveld8650/
Stavell863/
Stävell861/
Stevell860/
Stovill860/
Stovaill801/
Stoweull801/
Stoville801/
Stovhill801/
Staveall800/
Stavel7767/
Stowel7736/
Stevel7712/
D'Stowell751/
Stawell7142/
Stavele7113/
Shtevel712/
Stoweel712/
Stobele711/
Stouvil711/
Stovail711/
Stowele710/
Staville6713/
Stobhill670/

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