Stanton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Stanton Name Meaning: Locational for one of many places named 'Stanton' or 'Staunton'. Old English stan 'stone' + tun 'enclosure'.

These settlements are mainly situated on stony ground,'farmstead on stony ground',adopted by its inhabitants.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Stanton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Stanton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 991
Agricultural Labourer 104
General Labourer 99
Coal Miner 68
Living On Own Means 60
Domestic Servant 56
Dress Maker 42
Labourer 41
Laundress 36
Living On Her Own Means 32
General Servant 31
General Servant Domestic 29
Cotton Weaver 27
Farm Labourer 25
Carpenter 23
House Keeper 22
Farmer 21
Clerk 20
Charwoman 17
Farm Servant 17
Shoe Maker 17
General Domestic Servant 17
Dressmaker 17
Bricklayer 15
Fisherman 14

Stanton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Stanton 100% 42,031
2 Stainton 88% 7,498
3 Stenton 86% 3,980
4 Stinton 86% 3,877
5 Staunton 88% 2,003
6 Stonton 86% 242
7 Steenton 75% 182
8 Stantan 86% 154

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The surname Stanton is the most popular version of all its varients

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