NameCensus.

UK surname

Standage

A habitational surname denoting someone from a location called Standage.

In the 1881 census there were 181 people recorded with the Standage surname, ranking it #13,690 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 193, ranked #20,039, down from #13,690 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, St Pancras and Bradford. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Newark and Sherwood, Allerdale and South Oxfordshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Standage is 257 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 6.6%.

1881 census count

181

Ranked #13,690

Modern count

193

2016, ranked #20,039

Peak year

1911

257 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Standage had 181 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,690 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 193 in 2016, ranked #20,039.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 257 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Standage surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Standage surname density by area, 1881 census.

Loading map
Lower densityMedium densityHigh density

Timeline

Back to top

Standage 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 130 #14,314
1861 historical 114 #19,011
1881 historical 181 #13,690
1891 historical 157 #17,778
1901 historical 231 #13,805
1911 historical 257 #12,658
1997 modern 182 #18,693
1998 modern 200 #18,114
1999 modern 205 #17,960
2000 modern 202 #18,094
2001 modern 194 #18,287
2002 modern 198 #18,410
2003 modern 182 #19,215
2004 modern 176 #19,731
2005 modern 171 #19,985
2006 modern 173 #19,995
2007 modern 174 #20,166
2008 modern 169 #20,745
2009 modern 181 #20,277
2010 modern 186 #20,379
2011 modern 182 #20,495
2012 modern 192 #19,730
2013 modern 195 #19,857
2014 modern 198 #19,841
2015 modern 195 #19,909
2016 modern 193 #20,039

Geography

Back to top

Where Standages are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, St Pancras and Bradford. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Newark and Sherwood, Allerdale, South Oxfordshire, Leeds and Nottingham. 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 London parishes London 1
2 London parishes London 3
3 St Pancras London (North Districts)
4 Bradford Yorkshire, West Riding
5 London parishes London 2

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Newark and Sherwood 001 Newark and Sherwood
2 Allerdale 007 Allerdale
3 South Oxfordshire 005 South Oxfordshire
4 Leeds 106 Leeds
5 Nottingham 037 Nottingham

Forenames

Back to top

First names often paired with Standage

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

Modern profile

Back to top

Neighbourhood profile for Standage

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Standage, 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

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

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

Read profile summary

Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Standage is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

Read profile summary

Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Standage is most concentrated in decile 10 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

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

10
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Standage 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.

8
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Standage 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.

6
Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

Meaning and origin of Standage

The surname STANDAGE originated in England during the late medieval period, likely in the 13th or 14th centuries. It is believed to be a locational name derived from a now-lost place called "Standage" or a similar spelling variation, possibly from the Old English words "stān" meaning stone and "ecg" meaning ridge or edge. This suggests the name may have referred to someone who lived near a stony ridge or outcropping.

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the STANDAGE surname can be found in tax rolls and parish registers from counties like Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Wiltshire in southwestern England. One notable early record is that of William Standage, who was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Gloucestershire in 1327.

The STANDAGE name also appeared in the Hearth Tax Returns for Wiltshire in the late 17th century, which documented households and their taxable hearths or fireplaces. This included entries for families in the village of Warminster, such as Thomas Standage in 1672.

Over the centuries, the spelling of the surname has varied, with forms like Standidge, Stanidge, and Stannidge appearing in historical documents. These variations likely stemmed from regional dialects and the inconsistent spelling practices of the time.

One notable individual bearing the STANDAGE surname was John Standage, a Puritan minister who lived in the 17th century. He served as the vicar of Westbury in Wiltshire from 1625 until his death in 1656. Another early figure was William Standage, a yeoman farmer from Gloucestershire who was born around 1580 and had several children baptized in the parish records of Bisley.

In the 18th century, there was a Robert Standage, born in 1732 in Wiltshire, who worked as a blacksmith and had several children recorded in the parish registers of Warminster. Additionally, a Thomas Standage, born in 1765 in Somerset, was a notable farmer and landowner in the area.

Fast-forwarding to the 19th century, one of the more prominent individuals with the STANDAGE surname was Henry Standage, a British architect and surveyor who designed several churches and public buildings in London during the Victorian era. He was born in 1820 in Gloucestershire and died in 1890.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

Back to top

Standage families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Standage 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. Middlesex leads with 57 Standages recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.21x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 57 3.21x
Yorkshire 48 2.73x
Surrey 29 3.35x
Buckinghamshire 24 22.36x
Worcestershire 7 3.02x
Nottinghamshire 5 2.09x
Lancashire 3 0.14x
Sussex 3 1.00x
Devon 2 0.54x
Kent 2 0.33x
Hampshire 1 0.27x
Hertfordshire 1 0.82x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Wycombe in Buckinghamshire leads with 24 Standages recorded in 1881 and an index of 300.00x.

Place Total Index
Wycombe 24 300.00x
St Pancras London 16 11.20x
Ealing 13 81.92x
Chelsea London 12 22.43x
Hunslet 12 43.75x
Rothwell 12 338.03x
Worplesdon 9 865.38x
Hunsingore 7 6363.64x
Kidderminster Borough 7 51.58x
Islington London 6 3.49x
Kensington London 6 6.08x
Lambeth 5 3.23x
Nottingham St Mary 5 8.08x
St Martha 5 3333.33x
Merrow 4 1111.11x
Battersea 3 4.59x
Chapel Allerton 3 114.07x
Leeds 3 3.02x
Preston 3 5.32x
Bermondsey 2 3.78x
Bilton Cum Harrogate 2 33.22x
Clerkenwell London 2 4.77x
Lewisham 2 6.19x
Lofthouse Cum Carlton 2 93.46x
Plymouth St Andrew 2 7.02x
Ardingly 1 105.26x
Broadwater 1 14.56x
Fairburn 1 322.58x
Great Ribston Cum 1 833.33x
Hilderthorpe 1 112.36x
Horton In Bradford 1 3.64x
Hove 1 7.62x
Huddersfield 1 3.90x
Kingston On Thames 1 4.81x
New Alresford 1 106.38x
Sowerby In Halifax 1 17.39x
Spofforth 1 416.67x
St George Hanover 1 4.32x
St Marylebone London 1 1.06x
Watford 1 10.54x

Top female names

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

FAQ

Standage surname: questions and answers

How common was the Standage surname in 1881?

In 1881, 181 people were recorded with the Standage surname. That placed it at #13,690 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Standage surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 193 in 2016. That gives Standage a modern rank of #20,039.

What does the Standage surname mean?

A habitational surname denoting someone from a location called Standage.

What does the Standage map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Standage 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.