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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 109 |
| Berkshire | 85 |
| Cambridgeshire | 89 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 473 |
| Cornwall | 31 |
| Cumberland | 60 |
| Derbyshire | 271 |
| Devon | 76 |
| Dorset | 68 |
| Durham | 139 |
| Essex | 264 |
| Gloucestershire | 278 |
| Hampshire | 249 |
| Herefordshire | 21 |
| Hertfordshire | 70 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 9 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 501 |
| Lancashire | 1,796 |
| Leicestershire | 262 |
| Lincolnshire | 197 |
| London | 1,895 |
| Middlesex | 255 |
| Northumberland | 108 |
| Norfolk | 62 |
| Northamptonshire | 180 |
| Nottinghamshire | 466 |
| Oxfordshire | 161 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 9 |
| Shropshire | 68 |
| Suffolk | 37 |
| Somerset | 64 |
| Surrey | 222 |
| Sussex | 124 |
| Staffordshire | 1,125 |
| Warwickshire | 972 |
| Westmorland | 17 |
| Wiltshire | 87 |
| Worcestershire | 394 |
| Yorkshire | 1,226 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 16 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 72 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 16 |
| Flintshire | 24 |
| Glamorgan | 65 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 17 |
| Monmouthshire | 80 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,114 |
| General Labourer | 178 |
| Coal Miner | 168 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 155 |
| Domestic Servant | 125 |
| Living On Own Means | 103 |
| Labourer | 99 |
| Dress Maker | 95 |
| General Servant Domestic | 78 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 76 |
| General Servant | 68 |
| Cotton Weaver | 68 |
| Laundress | 57 |
| Farmer | 55 |
| Clerk | 52 |
| Blacksmith | 48 |
| Farm Labourer | 47 |
| Carpenter | 40 |
| Butcher | 38 |
| House Keeper | 37 |
| Tailor | 37 |
| Painter | 33 |
| Errand Boy | 33 |
| Gardener | 32 |
| Ag Labourer | 32 |
| 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 |