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 | 36 |
| Buckinghamshire | 67 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 45 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 233 |
| Cornwall | 12 |
| Cumberland | 82 |
| Derbyshire | 129 |
| Devon | 45 |
| Dorset | 44 |
| Durham | 32 |
| Essex | 49 |
| Gloucestershire | 169 |
| Hampshire | 89 |
| Herefordshire | 24 |
| Hertfordshire | 58 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 12 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 237 |
| Lancashire | 690 |
| Leicestershire | 104 |
| Lincolnshire | 85 |
| London | 836 |
| Middlesex | 74 |
| Northumberland | 34 |
| Norfolk | 83 |
| Northamptonshire | 82 |
| Nottinghamshire | 206 |
| Oxfordshire | 113 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 12 |
| Shropshire | 125 |
| Suffolk | 4 |
| Somerset | 18 |
| Surrey | 37 |
| Sussex | 41 |
| Staffordshire | 589 |
| Warwickshire | 522 |
| Westmorland | 13 |
| Wiltshire | 86 |
| Worcestershire | 322 |
| Yorkshire | 434 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 13 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 19 |
| Carmarthenshire | 11 |
| Denbighshire | 9 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 16 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 23 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 745 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 167 |
| House Servant | 131 |
| Labourer | 89 |
| At Home | 85 |
| Dress Maker | 66 |
| Servant | 61 |
| Farm Labourer | 43 |
| Scholar At Home | 42 |
| Coal Miner | 39 |
| House Keeper | 35 |
| General Servant | 32 |
| Ag Lab | 32 |
| Annuitant | 31 |
| Ag Labourer | 29 |
| Laundress | 28 |
| Carpenter | 26 |
| Shoe Maker | 23 |
| Errand Boy | 23 |
| Stone Mason | 22 |
| Gardener | 20 |
| Butcher | 20 |
| Blacksmith | 19 |
| Pauper | 18 |
| Farm Servant | 17 |
| 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 |