How common is the surname Stansbury?

5,152 people in the United States had the surname Stansbury in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,927 Americans. It ranked 6,571st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Stansbury?

Terence Stansbury, American basketball player.

Where is the surname Stansbury most common?

Wikidata records people named Stansbury in France.

Is the surname Stansbury getting more or less common?

More common. 4,957 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,152 in 2010, up 3.9%.

The surname Stansbury

A surname, carried by 5,152 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S352

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Stansbury is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,152 people named Stansbury in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,927 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,957.

#6,571

rank among US surnames

5,152

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #6,331)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,567	Gaylord	5,159	59,846
#6,569	Stlouis	5,158	59,858
#6,570	Turman	5,155	59,892
#6,571	Garofalo	5,152	59,927

Who is named Stansbury

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

81% of people named Stansbury identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Stansburys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Terence Stansbury
American basketball player, born 1961

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Stansbury

Stansbury has the Soundex code S352, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S352.

Questions

How common is the surname Stansbury?: 5,152 people in the United States had the surname Stansbury in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,927 Americans. It ranked 6,571st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Stansbury?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Stansbury identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Stansbury?: Terence Stansbury, American basketball player.
Where is the surname Stansbury most common?: Wikidata records people named Stansbury in France.
Is the surname Stansbury getting more or less common?: More common. 4,957 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,152 in 2010, up 3.9%.