# Stanford (surname)

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

A habitational surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 21,295 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,692 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 14,498 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.3% (20,610 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈstænfəɹd/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Stanforth |

## Etymology

Various placenames from Old English stān (“stone”) + ford (“ford”). * (The university): Named after the son of railroad magnate Leland Stanford.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Stanford 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) | 71% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Stanford in the United States and Australia.

## People named Stanford

- Leland Stanford, American politician and railroad tycoon (1824-1893)
- Aaron Stanford, American actor (born 1976)
- Rawghlie Clement Stanford, American politician (1879-1963)
- Scott Stanford, American sports announcer
- Thomas Stanford, American film editor (1924-2017)
- Dub FX, Australian musician

## Similar surnames

Stanfield, Stanfill, Stanhope, Stanberry, Stump, Stamper, Steinberg, Stamps, Stumpf, Stambaugh, Steinbach, Stamp.

## 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.