Stanton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Stanton Name Meaning: Locational for one of many places named 'Stanton' or 'Staunton'. Old English stan 'stone' + tun 'enclosure'.

These settlements are mainly situated on stony ground,'farmstead on stony ground',adopted by its inhabitants.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Stanton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Stanton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 834
Labourer 134
Agricultural Labourer 124
General Servant 51
Domestic Servant 45
Dress Maker 38
Laundress 31
House Keeper 28
Servant 25
Shoe Maker 23
Carpenter 21
Farm Labourer 21
Hawker 21
Gardener 17
Wife 17
Ag Labourer 16
Lace Maker 16
Nurse 15
Fisherman 15
Nail Maker 15
Cotton Weaver 14
Porter 14
Charwoman 13
Tailor 13
Ag Lab 13

Stanton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Stanton 100% 42,031
2 Stainton 88% 7,498
3 Stenton 86% 3,980
4 Stinton 86% 3,877
5 Staunton 88% 2,003
6 Stonton 86% 242
7 Steenton 75% 182
8 Stantan 86% 154

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The surname Stanton is the most popular version of all its varients

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