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    The surname Stoner

    A surname, carried by 16,204 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S356

    Stoner: #2,246 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Stoner #2,246, 16,204 people Stoner: #2,246 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Stoner #2,246, 16,204 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Stoner is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 16,204 people named Stoner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,054 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,590.

    #2,246
    rank among US surnames
    16,204
    people in 2010
    5.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.9%
    change since 2000 (was #2,136)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,237Russ16,30018,941
    #2,238Ahmad16,29118,952
    #2,239Parr16,28618,958
    #2,240Montanez16,28118,964
    #2,241Aaron16,27618,969
    #2,242Clinton16,26318,985
    #2,243Woodall16,26018,988

    Who is named Stoner

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

    91% of people named Stoner identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Stoners

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Casey Stoner
      Australian former motorcycle racer, born 1985
    • Alyson Stoner
      American actor, singer and dancer, born 1993
    • Eugene Stoner
      American firearms designer (1922–1997)
    • Sherri Stoner
      American actress, born 1959

    Notable Stoners come mostly from the United States (3) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Stoner

    Stoner has the Soundex code S356, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S356.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Stoner?
    16,204 people in the United States had the surname Stoner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,054 Americans. It ranked 2,246th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Stoner?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Stoner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Stoner?
    Casey Stoner, Australian former motorcycle racer, followed by Alyson Stoner.
    Where is the surname Stoner most common?
    Wikidata records people named Stoner in the United States and Australia.
    Is the surname Stoner getting more or less common?
    More common. 15,590 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,204 in 2010, up 3.9%.