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 |
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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 |
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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 |