How common is the surname Standley?

4,486 people in the United States had the surname Standley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,824 Americans. It ranked 7,421st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Standley?

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

Where is the surname Standley most common?

Wikidata records people named Standley in the United States.

Is the surname Standley getting more or less common?

More common. 4,388 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,486 in 2010, up 2.2%.

The surname Standley

A surname, carried by 4,486 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). Standley is more common than 95.4% of them.

Origin

Variant of Stanley.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,486 people named Standley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 68,824 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,388.

#7,421

rank among US surnames

4,486

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #7,040)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,413	Bonney	4,491	68,748
#7,418	Breslin	4,490	68,763
#7,420	DiGiovanni	4,487	68,809
#7,421	Tower	4,486	68,824
#7,426	Nealy	4,485	68,840
#7,429	Kiger	4,484	68,855
#7,430	Marinelli	4,483	68,870

Who is named Standley

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

87% of people named Standley identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Standleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Carpenter Standley
American botanist (1884-1963)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Standlee

Surnames that sound like Standley

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

Questions

Where does the surname Standley come from?: Variant of Stanley.
How common is the surname Standley?: 4,486 people in the United States had the surname Standley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,824 Americans. It ranked 7,421st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Standley?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Standley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Standley?: Paul Carpenter Standley, American botanist (1884-1963).
Where is the surname Standley most common?: Wikidata records people named Standley in the United States.
Is the surname Standley getting more or less common?: More common. 4,388 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,486 in 2010, up 2.2%.
What are other spellings of Standley?: Standlee.