The surname Stanley
An English place surname, carried by 96,867 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈstænli/ 2 syllables Soundex S354 Also a first name
Origin
English origin
From places in England, Old English stān (“stone”) + lēah (“meadow”). Equivalent to stone + -ley (“lea”). * The given name has also been used as an anglicisation of Stanisław, Stanislav and related names. The coastal town in Hong Kong is named after Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby.
Stanley is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
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 96,867 people named Stanley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,187 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 93,817.
Who is named Stanley
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
79% of people named Stanley identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 79%
- Black (not Hispanic) 15%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
- Two or more races 1.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Famous Stanleys
32 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Wendell Meredith StanleyAmerican biochemist and virologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1946)
- Paul StanleyAmerican rock musician, born 1952
- Ralph StanleyAmerican singer and banjo player (1927–2016)
- Sadie StanleyAmerican actress and singer, born 2001
- Jason StanleyAmerican philosopher, born 1969
- William StanleyAmerican physicist (1858–1916)
- Florence StanleyAmerican actress (1924-2003)
- Forrest StanleyAmerican actor (1889-1969)
- Helene StanleyAmerican actress (1929-1990)
- Richard P. StanleyAmerican mathematician, born 1944
- Augustus Owsley StanleyAmerican state and federal politician (1867-1958)
- Charles Henry StanleyBritish-American chess player, 1819–1901
Notable Stanleys come mostly from the United States (25), the United Kingdom (3) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (2).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Stanley
Stanley has the Soundex code S354, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S354.
Other English surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Stanley come from?
- From places in England, Old English stān (“stone”) + lēah (“meadow”). Equivalent to stone + -ley (“lea”). * The given name has also been used as an anglicisation of Stanisław, Stanislav and related names. The coastal town in Hong Kong is named after Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby.
- How common is the surname Stanley?
- 96,867 people in the United States had the surname Stanley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,187 Americans. It ranked 321st of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Stanley?
- In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Stanley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Stanley?
- Wendell Meredith Stanley, American biochemist and virologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1946), followed by Paul Stanley.
- Where is the surname Stanley most common?
- Wikidata records people named Stanley in the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and 1 other country.
- How do you pronounce Stanley?
- Stanley is /ˈstænli/, 2 syllables.
- What type of surname is Stanley?
- Stanley is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
- Is the surname Stanley getting more or less common?
- More common. 93,817 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 96,867 in 2010, up 3.3%.
- Is Stanley also a first name?
- Yes. Stanley 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.