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 | 29 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 35 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 236 |
| Cornwall | 8 |
| Cumberland | 102 |
| Derbyshire | 120 |
| Devon | 64 |
| Dorset | 50 |
| Durham | 29 |
| Essex | 92 |
| Gloucestershire | 257 |
| Hampshire | 52 |
| Herefordshire | 23 |
| Hertfordshire | 42 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 15 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 176 |
| Lancashire | 669 |
| Leicestershire | 110 |
| Lincolnshire | 59 |
| London | 668 |
| Middlesex | 76 |
| Northumberland | 29 |
| Norfolk | 42 |
| Northamptonshire | 59 |
| Nottinghamshire | 148 |
| Oxfordshire | 96 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 15 |
| Shropshire | 79 |
| Suffolk | 2 |
| Somerset | 17 |
| Surrey | 22 |
| Sussex | 23 |
| Staffordshire | 473 |
| Warwickshire | 311 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 86 |
| Worcestershire | 228 |
| Yorkshire | 364 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 7 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 13 |
| Glamorgan | 7 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 19 |
| Monmouthshire | 15 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 256 |
| Female Servant | 192 |
| Independent | 135 |
| Labourer | 107 |
| Male Servant | 80 |
| Farmer | 56 |
| Shoe Maker | 39 |
| Cotton Weaver | 26 |
| Weaver | 25 |
| Clerk | 17 |
| Tailor | 15 |
| Stone Mason | 14 |
| Laundress | 14 |
| Blacksmith | 13 |
| Coal Miner | 13 |
| Mason | 13 |
| Servant | 12 |
| Apprentice | 12 |
| Milliner | 12 |
| Publican | 11 |
| Butcher | 11 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 11 |
| Porter | 11 |
| Smith | 11 |
| Carpenter | 11 |
| 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 |