How common is the surname Standing?

694 people in the United States had the surname Standing in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 444,878 Americans. It ranked 32,994th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Standing?

In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Standing identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Standing?

Wyndham Standing, British actor (1880-1963), followed by Herbert Standing.

Where is the surname Standing most common?

Wikidata records people named Standing in the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Standing getting more or less common?

More common. 654 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 694 in 2010, up 6.1%.

The surname Standing

A surname, carried by 694 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S353

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Standing is more common than 79.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 694 people named Standing in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 444,878 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 654.

#32,994

rank among US surnames

694

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+6.1%

change since 2000 (was #33,020)

Who is named Standing

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

85% of people named Standing identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 85%
American Indian and Alaska Native 11%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Standings

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Wyndham Standing
British actor (1880-1963)
Herbert Standing
British actor (1846–1923)
Guy Standing
British actor (1873-1937)
Percy Standing
British actor (1882–1950)
Kay Hammond
British actress (1909-1980)

Notable Standings come mostly from the United Kingdom (4) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Standing

Standing has the Soundex code S353, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S353.

Questions

How common is the surname Standing?: 694 people in the United States had the surname Standing in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 444,878 Americans. It ranked 32,994th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Standing?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Standing identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Standing?: Wyndham Standing, British actor (1880-1963), followed by Herbert Standing.
Where is the surname Standing most common?: Wikidata records people named Standing in the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Standing getting more or less common?: More common. 654 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 694 in 2010, up 6.1%.