Stones 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 Stones ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 42 |
| Berkshire | 12 |
| Cambridgeshire | 6 |
| Channel Islands | 6 |
| Cheshire | 103 |
| Cornwall | 12 |
| Cumberland | 20 |
| Derbyshire | 100 |
| Devon | 21 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 264 |
| Essex | 80 |
| Gloucestershire | 32 |
| Hampshire | 42 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 18 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 37 |
| Lancashire | 1,035 |
| Leicestershire | 55 |
| Lincolnshire | 280 |
| London | 280 |
| Middlesex | 24 |
| Northumberland | 13 |
| Norfolk | 25 |
| Northamptonshire | 34 |
| Nottinghamshire | 203 |
| Oxfordshire | 9 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 45 |
| Suffolk | 7 |
| Somerset | 33 |
| Surrey | 56 |
| Sussex | 111 |
| Staffordshire | 232 |
| Warwickshire | 40 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 23 |
| Worcestershire | 47 |
| Yorkshire | 1,257 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 14 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 10 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 853 |
| Coal Miner | 135 |
| Cotton Weaver | 76 |
| General Labourer | 65 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 58 |
| Farmer | 45 |
| Dress Maker | 41 |
| Labourer | 36 |
| Living On Own Means | 35 |
| General Servant Domestic | 29 |
| General Servant | 29 |
| Domestic Servant | 27 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 24 |
| Laundress | 23 |
| Grocer | 22 |
| House Keeper | 15 |
| General Domestic Servant | 15 |
| Farm Servant | 15 |
| Farm Labourer | 14 |
| Joiner | 14 |
| Blacksmith | 13 |
| Carpenter | 13 |
| Clerk | 13 |
| Collier Coal Miner | 13 |
| Cotton Winder | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Stones | 2,051 |
| William Stones | 1,968 |
| John Stones | 1,912 |
| Thomas Stones | 1,283 |
| Elizabeth Stones | 1,241 |
| George Stones | 1,093 |
| Sarah Stones | 1,041 |
| James Stones | 1,009 |
| Ann Stones | 837 |
| Jane Stones | 604 |
| Joseph Stones | 553 |
| Alice Stones | 515 |
| Annie Stones | 473 |
| Henry Stones | 459 |
| Charles Stones | 436 |
| Hannah Stones | 420 |
| Robert Stones | 419 |
| Edward Stones | 406 |
| Ellen Stones | 405 |
| Samuel Stones | 398 |
| Emma Stones | 350 |
| Eliza Stones | 344 |
| Margaret Stones | 338 |
| Arthur Stones | 261 |
| Martha Stones | 250 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stones | 100% | 29,281 |
| 2 | Staines | 71% | 11,399 |
| 3 | Stains | 50% | 2,570 |
| 4 | Stanes | 83% | 1,545 |
| 5 | Austins | 43% | 935 |
| 6 | Steans | 50% | 724 |
| 7 | Astins | 50% | 422 |
| 8 | Steains | 43% | 376 |
| 9 | Stons | 83% | 256 |
| 10 | Ostins | 50% | 154 |
| 11 | Steanes | 71% | 134 |
| 12 | Stans | 67% | 116 |
| 13 | Steens | 50% | 103 |
The surname Stones is the most popular version of all its varients