Stanley Name Meaning: An Anglo-Saxon name comprising of the word 'stan' meaning stone and 'leah' meaning 'clearing/wood'.
An name given to someone who lived in a stoney wood or clearing.
Discover how your Stanley ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 32 |
| Buckinghamshire | 84 |
| Berkshire | 53 |
| Cambridgeshire | 52 |
| Channel Islands | 8 |
| Cheshire | 321 |
| Cornwall | 13 |
| Cumberland | 72 |
| Derbyshire | 169 |
| Devon | 85 |
| Dorset | 49 |
| Durham | 71 |
| Essex | 129 |
| Gloucestershire | 251 |
| Hampshire | 143 |
| Herefordshire | 25 |
| Hertfordshire | 37 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 11 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 355 |
| Lancashire | 1,181 |
| Leicestershire | 198 |
| Lincolnshire | 131 |
| London | 1,407 |
| Middlesex | 153 |
| Northumberland | 51 |
| Norfolk | 73 |
| Northamptonshire | 94 |
| Nottinghamshire | 308 |
| Oxfordshire | 164 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 11 |
| Shropshire | 155 |
| Suffolk | 23 |
| Somerset | 19 |
| Surrey | 109 |
| Sussex | 55 |
| Staffordshire | 721 |
| Warwickshire | 798 |
| Westmorland | 14 |
| Wiltshire | 83 |
| Worcestershire | 340 |
| Yorkshire | 801 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 28 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 23 |
| Flintshire | 5 |
| Glamorgan | 21 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 36 |
| Pembrokeshire | 5 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,508 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 226 |
| Labourer | 179 |
| Domestic Servant | 102 |
| General Servant | 96 |
| Dress Maker | 79 |
| Cotton Weaver | 53 |
| House Keeper | 53 |
| Coal Miner | 53 |
| Laundress | 45 |
| Servant | 40 |
| Annuitant | 40 |
| Blacksmith | 38 |
| Carpenter | 36 |
| Tailor | 33 |
| Dressmaker | 32 |
| Butcher | 30 |
| Cook | 27 |
| Miner | 26 |
| Hawker | 24 |
| Grocer | 23 |
| Painter | 23 |
| Shoe Maker | 23 |
| Nurse | 23 |
| No Occupation | 22 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Stanley | 5,261 |
| Mary Stanley | 5,139 |
| John Stanley | 4,871 |
| Elizabeth Stanley | 3,408 |
| Thomas Stanley | 3,046 |
| George Stanley | 2,972 |
| Sarah Stanley | 2,821 |
| James Stanley | 2,491 |
| Charles Stanley | 1,939 |
| Henry Stanley | 1,693 |
| Ann Stanley | 1,659 |
| Joseph Stanley | 1,436 |
| Emma Stanley | 1,268 |
| Jane Stanley | 1,264 |
| Alice Stanley | 1,204 |
| Annie Stanley | 1,200 |
| Eliza Stanley | 1,183 |
| Edward Stanley | 1,142 |
| Ellen Stanley | 1,109 |
| Frederick Stanley | 938 |
| Arthur Stanley | 900 |
| Hannah Stanley | 852 |
| Robert Stanley | 832 |
| Margaret Stanley | 806 |
| Emily Stanley | 786 |