# Stoneking (surname)

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

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,166 |
| US rank (2010) | 13,938 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 142,542 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.7% (2,130 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Translation of the German surname Steinkönig, composed of the elements Stein (“stone”) and König (“king”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Stoneking 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) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Similar surnames

Stanek, Stonge, Stenson, Stonecipher, Stonesifer, Stinson, Stancil, Steinke, Stansbury, Stenger, Stengel, Stansberry.

## 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.