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 | 28 |
| Buckinghamshire | 118 |
| Berkshire | 121 |
| Cambridgeshire | 85 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 605 |
| Cornwall | 30 |
| Cumberland | 87 |
| Derbyshire | 311 |
| Devon | 113 |
| Dorset | 130 |
| Durham | 189 |
| Essex | 522 |
| Gloucestershire | 425 |
| Hampshire | 353 |
| Herefordshire | 28 |
| Hertfordshire | 95 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 10 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 730 |
| Lancashire | 2,406 |
| Leicestershire | 387 |
| Lincolnshire | 247 |
| London | 2,103 |
| Middlesex | 568 |
| Northumberland | 153 |
| Norfolk | 109 |
| Northamptonshire | 278 |
| Nottinghamshire | 687 |
| Oxfordshire | 198 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 10 |
| Shropshire | 123 |
| Suffolk | 51 |
| Somerset | 52 |
| Surrey | 475 |
| Sussex | 198 |
| Staffordshire | 1,471 |
| Warwickshire | 1,230 |
| Westmorland | 10 |
| Wiltshire | 130 |
| Worcestershire | 639 |
| Yorkshire | 1,670 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 9 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 63 |
| Carmarthenshire | 5 |
| Denbighshire | 26 |
| Flintshire | 54 |
| Glamorgan | 144 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 122 |
| Pembrokeshire | 8 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 1,586 |
| Private Means | 118 |
| General Labourer | 114 |
| Farm Labourer | 114 |
| Labourer | 110 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 86 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 85 |
| None | 78 |
| Domestic Servant | 72 |
| Farmer | 55 |
| At Home | 53 |
| Carter | 53 |
| Clerk | 52 |
| At School | 51 |
| Dressmaker | 51 |
| Bricklayer | 50 |
| House Painter | 49 |
| Charwoman | 46 |
| Shop Assistant | 46 |
| Housekeeper | 44 |
| Assisting In Business | 42 |
| Butcher | 40 |
| Scholar | 37 |
| Dress Maker | 36 |
| No Occupation | 35 |
| 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 |