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UK surname

Stallard

An English occupational surname referring to a horse keeper, groom, or stable manager.

In the 1881 census there were 1,327 people recorded with the Stallard surname, ranking it #3,093 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 2,094, ranked #3,090, up from #3,093 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, London parishes and Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Caerphilly, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Vale of White Horse.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Stallard is 2,206 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 57.8%.

1881 census count

1,327

Ranked #3,093

Modern count

2,094

2016, ranked #3,090

Peak year

1999

2,206 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Stallard had 1,327 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #3,093 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 2,094 in 2016, ranked #3,090.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 1,972 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Stallard surname distribution map

The map shows where the Stallard surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Stallard surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Stallard over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 760 #3,504
1861 historical 707 #3,831
1881 historical 1,327 #3,093
1891 historical 1,447 #3,028
1901 historical 1,903 #2,777
1911 historical 1,972 #2,517
1997 modern 2,150 #2,873
1998 modern 2,196 #2,921
1999 modern 2,206 #2,936
2000 modern 2,202 #2,921
2001 modern 2,133 #2,945
2002 modern 2,171 #2,958
2003 modern 2,128 #2,949
2004 modern 2,119 #2,960
2005 modern 2,091 #2,952
2006 modern 2,070 #2,990
2007 modern 2,047 #3,058
2008 modern 2,060 #3,061
2009 modern 2,109 #3,062
2010 modern 2,135 #3,098
2011 modern 2,086 #3,126
2012 modern 2,127 #3,010
2013 modern 2,143 #3,045
2014 modern 2,124 #3,093
2015 modern 2,102 #3,089
2016 modern 2,094 #3,090

Geography

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Where Stallards are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, London parishes, Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick and Portsmouth, Portsea. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Caerphilly, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Vale of White Horse and Wolverhampton. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 London parishes London 1
3 Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick Worcestershire
4 London parishes London 3
5 Portsmouth, Portsea Hampshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Caerphilly 020 Caerphilly
2 Rhondda Cynon Taf 016 Rhondda Cynon Taf
3 Rhondda Cynon Taf 023 Rhondda Cynon Taf
4 Vale of White Horse 009 Vale of White Horse
5 Wolverhampton 028 Wolverhampton

Forenames

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First names often paired with Stallard

These lists show first names that appear often with the Stallard surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Stallard

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Stallard, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Stallard surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Stallard household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Group

London Fringe

Within London, Stallard is most associated with areas classed as London Fringe, part of Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Predominantly located in neighbourhoods on the outskirts of Greater London, residents of these neighbourhoods typically have their highest qualifications below degree (Level 4) level, with those still in work engaged in skilled trades and occupations in distribution, hotels and restaurants. There is low ethnic diversity in these neighbourhoods and high levels of Christian religious affiliation. Detached or terraced houses predominate, often with spare rooms.

Wider London pattern

The age distribution of these neighbourhoods is skewed towards the middle-aged and old, although few residents live alone or in communal establishments and numbers of dependent children are around average. Owner occupation is the norm, as is residence in detached or semi-detached houses. Residential densities are low and many households have spare rooms. Most residents were born in the UK and, aside from some identifying as members of Chinese or Indian ethnicities, identify as White. Mixed ethnicity households are rare. Incidence of married couples is higher than average and few individuals have never been married. A large proportion of individuals still in employment work in administrative and secretarial occupations, or in the construction industry. Few residents are students, and many households own more than one car.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Stallard is most concentrated in decile 5 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Stallard falls in decile 8 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Stallard is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Stallard, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Stallard

The surname Stallard originated in England during the late medieval period. It is derived from the Old English words "steall" meaning a stable or stall, and "herd" meaning a keeper or guardian. Thus, Stallard referred to someone who was a stable keeper or worked with horses in some capacity.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273, where a William Stalard is listed as residing in Oxfordshire. The name also appears in various forms such as Stallard, Stalard, and Staylard in other historical records from the 13th and 14th centuries.

In the Subsidy Rolls of 1327, a John Stalard is mentioned as living in the village of Weston, Somerset. This suggests that the name had spread to different parts of England by this time.

The Stallard surname is also found in the Feet of Fines records for Essex in 1428, where a Thomas Stallard is recorded as being involved in a land transaction. This provides evidence of the name's presence in the eastern counties of England during the 15th century.

Notably, the Stallard family had a presence in the city of Bristol, as evidenced by the records of John Stallard (c. 1520 - 1585), a prominent merchant and Mayor of Bristol in 1578. His descendants continued to hold influential positions in the city for several generations.

Another notable figure with the Stallard surname was Sir Robert Stallard (1634 - 1719), a British military officer who served in the Nine Years' War and the War of the Spanish Succession. He was knighted for his service and held the rank of Colonel.

In the literary world, Edmund Stallard (1856 - 1933) was an English author and journalist who wrote several novels and short stories in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The Stallard surname has also been associated with various place names in England, such as Stallard Farm in Gloucestershire and Stallard Street in the town of Trowbridge, Wiltshire.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Stallard families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Stallard surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Gloucestershire leads with 194 Stallards recorded in 1881 and an index of 7.68x.

County Total Index
Gloucestershire 194 7.68x
Hampshire 181 6.85x
Worcestershire 152 9.03x
Middlesex 124 0.96x
Somerset 110 5.30x
Berkshire 84 8.68x
Herefordshire 65 12.30x
Staffordshire 65 1.49x
Surrey 56 0.89x
Wiltshire 48 4.21x
Sussex 44 2.03x
Warwickshire 34 1.05x
Durham 21 0.55x
Essex 18 0.71x
Kent 18 0.41x
Monmouthshire 16 1.72x
Yorkshire 15 0.12x
Carmarthenshire 11 2.03x
Lanarkshire 10 0.24x
Bedfordshire 9 1.35x
Derbyshire 8 0.40x
Leicestershire 8 0.56x
Devon 5 0.19x
Lancashire 5 0.03x
Renfrewshire 5 0.50x
Oxfordshire 4 0.50x
Radnorshire 4 3.85x
Glamorgan 2 0.09x
Cornwall 1 0.07x
Dorset 1 0.12x
Hertfordshire 1 0.11x
Lincolnshire 1 0.05x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.06x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Portsea in Hampshire leads with 69 Stallards recorded in 1881 and an index of 13.33x.

Place Total Index
Portsea 69 13.33x
Cheltenham 47 24.11x
Brighton 28 6.39x
Bedminster 27 13.85x
Havant 27 201.94x
Aston 23 2.57x
St Pancras London 20 1.93x
Wolverhampton 19 5.68x
Wrington 19 272.99x
Leigh 17 83.21x
St Marylebone London 17 2.47x
Wanborough 17 437.02x
Darlington 16 10.81x
Islington London 16 1.28x
Newchurch 16 267.11x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 13 5.46x
Hampstead London 13 6.48x
Bishops Cleeve 12 187.21x
Overbury 12 406.78x
Powick 12 103.00x
Claines 11 23.82x
Coleshill 11 802.92x
Lewisham 11 4.69x
Llanelly 11 8.99x
Chale 10 333.33x
Kingswinford 10 6.33x
New Monkland 10 8.12x
Paddington London 10 2.11x
West Ham 10 1.78x
Bethnal Green London 9 1.61x
Birmingham 9 0.83x
Bredon 9 156.52x
Bristol St George 9 7.70x
Chew Magna 9 123.80x
Dowdeswell 9 409.09x
Hallow 9 109.22x
Heath Reach 9 189.87x
Northwood 9 23.93x
Shalfleet 9 176.82x
Uffington 9 358.57x
Worle 9 210.77x
Bristol St Paul In 8 11.88x
Dymock 8 132.67x
Reading St Mary 8 10.33x
Southwark St Saviour 8 12.08x
Wednesfield 8 12.50x
Withington 8 289.86x
Camberwell 7 0.85x
Clifton 7 5.48x
Coberley 7 486.11x
Great Coxwell 7 564.52x
Great Faringdon 7 50.36x
Hackney London 7 0.97x
Harborne 7 5.02x
Harrow On The Hill 7 27.20x
Kempsey 7 109.72x
Kings Norton 7 4.64x
Leicester St Margaret 7 2.01x
Liddington 7 382.51x
Pembridge 7 120.07x
Walsall Foreign 7 3.12x
Wookey 7 153.17x
Worcester St Martin 7 30.84x
Alfreton 6 9.79x
Ashperton 6 333.33x
Avenbury 6 335.20x
Bedhampton 6 191.69x
Bristol St James St Paul 6 7.12x
Christchurch 6 20.82x
Cradley 6 77.62x
Dorking 6 14.23x
Grimley 6 189.27x
Hereford St John 6 99.50x
Portishead 6 38.91x
Rodbourne Cheney 6 68.18x
Stanton Drew 6 297.03x
Westbury On Trym 6 7.01x
Wolstanton Ranscliffe 6 392.16x
Worcester All Sts 6 61.54x
Worcester St Clement 6 56.07x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Stallard surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Stallard surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 104
George 50
Charles 42
John 42
Henry 41
James 36
Thomas 35
Edward 22
Joseph 19
Alfred 17
Albert 16
Frederick 14
Arthur 11
Frank 9
Robert 9
Walter 9
Richard 8
Francis 7
Harry 7
Samuel 7
Ernest 6
David 5
Fredk. 5
Herbert 5
Daniel 4
Edwin 4
Geo. 4
Josiah 4
Ambrose 3
Issac 3
Jas. 3
Timothy 3
Tom 3
Wm. 3
Earnest 2
Hugh 2
Jesse 2
Job 2
Sidney 2
Thos. 2
Willie 2
Charlotte 1
Chas 1
Chas. 1
Christopher 1
Eli 1
Emmanuel 1
F. 1
Frederic 1
Isaac 1

FAQ

Stallard surname: questions and answers

How common was the Stallard surname in 1881?

In 1881, 1,327 people were recorded with the Stallard surname. That placed it at #3,093 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Stallard surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 2,094 in 2016. That gives Stallard a modern rank of #3,090.

What does the Stallard surname mean?

An English occupational surname referring to a horse keeper, groom, or stable manager.

What does the Stallard map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Stallard bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.