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 | 31 |
| Buckinghamshire | 99 |
| Berkshire | 133 |
| Cambridgeshire | 74 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 512 |
| Cornwall | 32 |
| Cumberland | 85 |
| Derbyshire | 258 |
| Devon | 85 |
| Dorset | 76 |
| Durham | 160 |
| Essex | 395 |
| Gloucestershire | 360 |
| Hampshire | 297 |
| Herefordshire | 37 |
| Hertfordshire | 88 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 11 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 655 |
| Lancashire | 2,193 |
| Leicestershire | 298 |
| Lincolnshire | 201 |
| London | 2,038 |
| Middlesex | 335 |
| Northumberland | 152 |
| Norfolk | 109 |
| Northamptonshire | 243 |
| Nottinghamshire | 580 |
| Oxfordshire | 189 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 11 |
| Shropshire | 99 |
| Suffolk | 35 |
| Somerset | 49 |
| Surrey | 320 |
| Sussex | 148 |
| Staffordshire | 1,295 |
| Warwickshire | 1,083 |
| Westmorland | 16 |
| Wiltshire | 113 |
| Worcestershire | 602 |
| Yorkshire | 1,466 |
| Anglesey | 3 |
| Brecknockshire | 13 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 63 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 22 |
| Flintshire | 31 |
| Glamorgan | 88 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 15 |
| Monmouthshire | 90 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 208 |
| Living On Own Means | 175 |
| Scholar | 135 |
| General Servant Domestic | 106 |
| Dress Maker | 76 |
| Cotton Weaver | 68 |
| Cook Domestic | 61 |
| Domestic Servant | 57 |
| Farmer | 54 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 48 |
| Laundress Wash | 44 |
| Butcher | 40 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 40 |
| Tailoress | 39 |
| House Maid Domestic | 37 |
| House Painter | 37 |
| School | 37 |
| Servant Domestic | 37 |
| Dressmaker | 35 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 33 |
| Blacksmith | 32 |
| Dock Labourer | 32 |
| Carpenter | 31 |
| Charwoman | 31 |
| Grocer | 31 |
| 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 |