# Standley (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/standley/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,486 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,421 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 68,824 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.2% (4,388 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Standlee |

## Etymology

Variant of Stanley.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Standley in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Standley in the United States.

## People named Standley

- Paul Carpenter Standley, American botanist (1884-1963)

## Similar surnames

Standridge, Standifer, Standish, Stender, Standard, Standiford, Standing, Standen, Stanton, Stinnett, Steinmetz, Stennett.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.