How common is the surname Stone?

153,329 people in the United States had the surname Stone in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,014 Americans. It ranked 178th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Stone?

Sharon Stone, American actress (born 1958), followed by Oliver Stone.

Where is the surname Stone most common?

Wikidata records people named Stone in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 3 other countries.

How do you pronounce Stone?

Stone is /stoʊ̯n/, one syllable.

Is the surname Stone getting more or less common?

More common. 149,802 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 153,329 in 2010, up 2.4%.

Is Stone also a first name?

Yes. Stone 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 Stone

An occupational surname, carried by 153,329 people in the United States.

Pronounced /stoʊ̯n/ 1 syllable Soundex S350 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). Stone is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

From stone. Doublet of Steen and Stein.

Stone is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 153,329 people named Stone in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,014 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 149,802.

#178

rank among US surnames

153,329

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #162)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#169	Hunt	158,421	1,949
#170	Hicks	158,320	1,950
#171	Holmes	156,780	1,969
#172	Palmer	156,601	1,972
#173	Wagner	155,795	1,982
#174	Black	154,738	1,995
#175	Robertson	153,666	2,009

Who is named Stone

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

86% of people named Stone identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Stones

71 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sharon Stone
American actress (born 1958)
Oliver Stone
American film director, screenwriter, and producer (born 1946)
Richard Stone
British economist, Nobel Memorial Prize winner (1913-1991)
Matt Stone
American actor, animator and filmmaker (born 1971)
Jennifer Stone
American actress and registered nurse (born 1993)
Irving Stone
American writer (1903–1989)
Lucy Stone
American abolitionist and suffragist (1818-1893)
Sean Stone
American actor, director, born 1984
Lewis Stone
American actor (1879–1953)
Biz Stone
American blogger; co-founder of Twitter, born 1974
Roger Stone
American political consultant and lobbyist (born 1952)
Milburn Stone
Actor (1904–1980)

Notable Stones come mostly from the United States (53), Australia (10) and the United Kingdom (3).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Stone

Stone has the Soundex code S350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S350.

Questions

Where does the surname Stone come from?: From stone. Doublet of Steen and Stein.
How common is the surname Stone?: 153,329 people in the United States had the surname Stone in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,014 Americans. It ranked 178th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Stone?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Stone identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Stone?: Sharon Stone, American actress (born 1958), followed by Oliver Stone.
Where is the surname Stone most common?: Wikidata records people named Stone in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 3 other countries.
How do you pronounce Stone?: Stone is /stoʊ̯n/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Stone?: Stone is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Stone getting more or less common?: More common. 149,802 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 153,329 in 2010, up 2.4%.
Is Stone also a first name?: Yes. Stone 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.