How common is the surname Stanford?

21,295 people in the United States had the surname Stanford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,498 Americans. It ranked 1,692nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Stanford?

Leland Stanford, American politician and railroad tycoon (1824-1893), followed by Aaron Stanford.

Where is the surname Stanford most common?

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

How do you pronounce Stanford?

Stanford is /ˈstænfəɹd/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Stanford getting more or less common?

More common. 20,610 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,295 in 2010, up 3.3%.

Is Stanford also a first name?

Yes. Stanford is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Stanford

An English patronymic surname, carried by 21,295 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈstænfəɹd/ 2 syllables Soundex S351 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Stanford is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

Stanford is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 21,295 people named Stanford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,498 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,610.

#1,692

rank among US surnames

21,295

people in 2010

7.2

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,601)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,683	Miner	21,439	14,401
#1,684	Brantley	21,395	14,431
#1,685	Sheets	21,384	14,438
#1,687	Doss	21,366	14,450
#1,689	Stiles	21,357	14,456
#1,690	Willard	21,352	14,460
#1,691	Waddell	21,301	14,494

Who is named Stanford

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

71% of people named Stanford identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 71%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Stanfords

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1977
Thomas Stanford
American film editor (1924-2017)
Dub FX
Australian musician, born 1983

Notable Stanfords come mostly from the United States (5) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Stanforth

Surnames that sound like Stanford

Stanford has the Soundex code S351, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S351.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Stanford come from?: Various placenames from Old English stān (“stone”) + ford (“ford”). * (The university): Named after the son of railroad magnate Leland Stanford.
How common is the surname Stanford?: 21,295 people in the United States had the surname Stanford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,498 Americans. It ranked 1,692nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Stanford?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Stanford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Stanford?: Leland Stanford, American politician and railroad tycoon (1824-1893), followed by Aaron Stanford.
Where is the surname Stanford most common?: Wikidata records people named Stanford in the United States and Australia.
How do you pronounce Stanford?: Stanford is /ˈstænfəɹd/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Stanford?: Stanford is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Stanford getting more or less common?: More common. 20,610 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,295 in 2010, up 3.3%.
What are other spellings of Stanford?: Stanforth.
Is Stanford also a first name?: Yes. Stanford is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.