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
School 733
General Labourer 64
Private Means 61
Farm Labourer 57
Labourer 53
General Servant (domestic) 44
Domestic Servant 42
Dressmaker 36
Laundress 36
Coal Miner Hewer 35
Dress Maker 24
None 24
Clerk 23
General Servant Domestic 23
At School 22
At Home 20
Carter 20
Dock Labourer 20
Charwoman 19
Cook (domestic) 19
Bricklayer 18
Domestic 17
House Keeper 17
Shop Assistant 17
Housemaid (domestic) 16

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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