Stovin Surname

623,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Stovin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stoven,' a parish in Suffolk. This surname seems to have passed through Lincolnshire into Yorkshire, and thence into North Lancashire.

1612. Edmund Stovine, of Caton: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

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Stovin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2291:243,31019,878
Canada1491:247,28623,510
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England791:308,54920,627
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Stovin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stoven,' a parish in Suffolk. This surname seems to have passed through Lincolnshire into Yorkshire, and thence into North Lancashire.

1612. Edmund Stovine, of Caton: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1627. William Stovin, of Caton: ibid.

1628. Geoffrey Stovyne, of Caton: ibid.

1720. Richard Stoving, of Heysham: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Stoven (Suff.); or Dweller at the Stock or Tree- Stump or -Trunk [Old English stofn] “Stoven: a stumpy post.”—Northts. Dialectal; T. Wright.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Stoven, a parish in Suffolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Stovin was an old Lincolnshire names that is now rare or extinct. The Stovins were an old Tetley family, attaining great position and note during last century, and hailing originally from the neighbourhood of Sheffield (Sto.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Stovin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stovin (Russian: Стовин) is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Stovin.

How Common Is The Last Name Stovin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 623,516th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,812,085 people. The last name Stovin is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Stovin live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles.

Stovin is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 243,310. In England it is primarily concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 18 percent reside, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 17 percent reside and Derbyshire, where 10 percent reside. Besides England it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Stovin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stovin has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 290 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 856 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stovin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stovin last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Stovin earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 29.24% more than the national average, earning $55,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.02% less than the national average, earning $46,690 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stoving9221/
Stovina928/
Sthovind861/
Stevin83312/
Stavin83164/
Stoven83163/
Stovén835/
Stävin832/
Stavina77177/
Stavien7758/
Staving7750/
Stoeven7732/
Stöving779/
Steevin777/
Stövind774/
Stevien773/
Stevain773/
Stobein771/
Stavink771/
Steven67163,317/
Staven67544/
Stavinova67115/
Stöven6798/
Števin6753/
Stavén6725/
Stevén6714/
Stavyn677/
Stavinová673/

Stovin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stovin in the Russian language
Стовинstovin-

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