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 | 65 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 42 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 278 |
| Cornwall | 19 |
| Cumberland | 83 |
| Derbyshire | 136 |
| Devon | 27 |
| Dorset | 54 |
| Durham | 46 |
| Essex | 59 |
| Gloucestershire | 209 |
| Hampshire | 118 |
| Herefordshire | 37 |
| Hertfordshire | 53 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 260 |
| Lancashire | 988 |
| Leicestershire | 127 |
| Lincolnshire | 103 |
| London | 790 |
| Middlesex | 79 |
| Northumberland | 29 |
| Norfolk | 66 |
| Northamptonshire | 98 |
| Nottinghamshire | 237 |
| Oxfordshire | 126 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 131 |
| Suffolk | 11 |
| Somerset | 31 |
| Surrey | 43 |
| Sussex | 54 |
| Staffordshire | 617 |
| Warwickshire | 638 |
| Westmorland | 12 |
| Wiltshire | 62 |
| Worcestershire | 288 |
| Yorkshire | 574 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 27 |
| Carmarthenshire | 7 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 10 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 9 |
| Monmouthshire | 22 |
| Pembrokeshire | 11 |
| Radnorshire | 3 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,059 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 260 |
| House Servant | 111 |
| Labourer | 82 |
| Dress Maker | 61 |
| Servant | 60 |
| Coal Miner | 52 |
| Laundress | 41 |
| House Keeper | 38 |
| Cotton Weaver | 37 |
| General Servant | 35 |
| Carter | 34 |
| Shoe Maker | 30 |
| Blacksmith | 29 |
| Milliner | 25 |
| Tailor | 25 |
| Carpenter | 23 |
| Stone Mason | 22 |
| Cook | 20 |
| Butcher | 20 |
| Domestic Servant | 19 |
| Gardener | 18 |
| House Maid | 18 |
| Silk Weaver | 18 |
| Cordwainer | 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 |