Stone Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Stone Name Meaning: This name was given to someone who worked with stone, or to someone who lived on stony ground.

From the Old English \"stan\", the surname \"Stone\" comes from a topographical name for someone who live on or by stony ground or near a monument of stone, or who lived in a place called Stone. It is also an occupational name for someone who worked with stone (e.g. a mason).

Discover how your Stone ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.

Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 323
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 47
Channel Islands 79
Cheshire 115
Cornwall 317
Cumberland 26
Derbyshire 725
Devon 1,189
Dorset 981
Durham 78
Essex 312
Gloucestershire 689
Hampshire 468
Herefordshire 76
Hertfordshire 139
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 17
Isle of Man 1
Kent 771
Lancashire 485
Leicestershire 97
Lincolnshire 51
London 2,303
Middlesex 153
Northumberland 33
Norfolk 484
Northamptonshire 83
Nottinghamshire 117
Oxfordshire 243
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 17
Shropshire 40
Suffolk 239
Somerset 1,454
Surrey 350
Sussex 532
Staffordshire 437
Warwickshire 241
Westmorland 10
Wiltshire 504
Worcestershire 195
Yorkshire 241

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 3
Cardiganshire 6
Carnarvonshire 11
Carmarthenshire 35
Denbighshire 13
Flintshire 9
Glamorgan 70
Merionethshire 1
Montgomeryshire 5
Monmouthshire 84
Pembrokeshire 26
Radnorshire 0

Stone Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Stone family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,464
Agricultural Labourer 723
Labourer 244
House Servant 218
Dress Maker 185
Servant 136
Laundress 115
Carpenter 109
Coal Miner 107
House Keeper 92
General Servant 83
Carter 77
Stone Quarrier 66
House Maid 65
Cook 61
Shoe Maker 59
Blacksmith 55
Farm Labourer 54
Tailor 54
Gardener 52
Domestic Servant 49
Wife Of Above 49
Baker 44
Butcher 38
Milliner 36

Most Frequent Forenames for Stone

Name Census Frequency
William Stone 11,425
Mary Stone 9,909
John Stone 8,681
Elizabeth Stone 6,910
George Stone 5,925
Sarah Stone 5,315
James Stone 4,853
Thomas Stone 4,653
Henry Stone 3,777
Charles Stone 3,459
Ann Stone 3,293
Jane Stone 2,759
Eliza Stone 2,561
Emma Stone 2,237
Joseph Stone 2,193
Ellen Stone 2,190
Robert Stone 2,178
Edward Stone 2,121
Alice Stone 2,106
Emily Stone 2,105
Annie Stone 2,102
Frederick Stone 2,088
Alfred Stone 1,849
Samuel Stone 1,839
Albert Stone 1,596

Stone Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Stone 100% 165,061
2 Austin 33% 100,559
3 Aston 60% 38,435
4 Easton 50% 21,426
5 Austen 33% 16,326
6 Seaton 50% 15,345
7 Auston 50% 6,723
8 Astin 40% 5,364
9 Steen 40% 2,907
10 Steane 67% 2,342
11 Stein 40% 1,956
12 Stain 40% 1,768
13 Stean 40% 1,384
14 Seton 60% 1,086
15 Euston 50% 1,019
16 Aiston 50% 892
17 Eston 60% 886
18 Easten 33% 879
19 Asten 40% 715
20 Oston 60% 541
21 Suton 60% 529
22 Stane 80% 476
23 Ston 80% 448
24 Ouston 50% 371
25 Souton 50% 365
26 Staine 67% 359
27 Stan 60% 351
28 Austine 57% 272
29 Saton 60% 268
30 Steene 67% 261
31 Souten 33% 138
32 Stoan 60% 129
33 Iseton 50% 126
34 Sten 60% 125
35 Eustone 71% 119
36 Osten 40% 113
37 Stine 80% 110

Did you know?

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

Search for the Stone family