How common is the surname Stuart?

36,540 people in the United States had the surname Stuart in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,450 Americans. It ranked 951st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Stuart?

Gloria Stuart, American actress (1910–2010), followed by James Patrick Stuart.

Where is the surname Stuart most common?

Wikidata records people named Stuart in the United States, the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of France and 3 other countries.

How do you pronounce Stuart?

Stuart is /ˈst(j)uɚt/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Stuart getting more or less common?

More common. 35,701 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 36,540 in 2010, up 2.4%.

Is Stuart also a first name?

Yes. Stuart 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 Stuart

An occupational surname, carried by 36,540 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈst(j)uɚt/ 2 syllables Soundex S363 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). Stuart is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

A Scottish surname originating as an occupation, a variant of Stewart.

Stuart 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 36,540 people named Stuart in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,450 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 35,701.

#951

rank among US surnames

36,540

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #883)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#942	Waller	36,805	8,389
#943	Parra	36,765	8,398
#944	Woodward	36,764	8,398
#945	Jaramillo	36,755	8,400
#946	Krueger	36,743	8,403
#947	Rasmussen	36,636	8,427
#948	Brandt	36,613	8,433

Who is named Stuart

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

84% of people named Stuart identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Stuarts

31 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gloria Stuart
American actress (1910–2010)
James Patrick Stuart
American actor, born 1968
Gilbert Stuart
American painter (1755–1828)
Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba
18th Duchess of Alba, Grandee of Spain, 1926–2014
John McDouall Stuart
British explorer (1815-1866)
Mel Stuart
American film director and producer (1928–2012)
Jeb Stuart
American writer and film director, born 1956
Randy Stuart
American actress (1924–1996)
Marty Stuart
American musician, born 1958
Eric Stuart
American voice actor, voice director, singer, songwriter, and guitarist, born 1967
Mark Stuart
American ice hockey player, born 1984
Mary Stuart
American actress (1926-2002)

Notable Stuarts come mostly from the United States (21), the United Kingdom (3) and the Kingdom of France (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Stewart

Surnames that sound like Stuart

Stuart has the Soundex code S363, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S363.

Questions

How common is the surname Stuart?: 36,540 people in the United States had the surname Stuart in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,450 Americans. It ranked 951st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Stuart?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Stuart identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Stuart?: Gloria Stuart, American actress (1910–2010), followed by James Patrick Stuart.
Where is the surname Stuart most common?: Wikidata records people named Stuart in the United States, the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of France and 3 other countries.
How do you pronounce Stuart?: Stuart is /ˈst(j)uɚt/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Stuart?: Stuart is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Stuart getting more or less common?: More common. 35,701 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 36,540 in 2010, up 2.4%.
What are other spellings of Stuart?: Stewart.
Is Stuart also a first name?: Yes. Stuart 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.