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UK surname

Staniland

In the 1881 census there were 527 people recorded with the Staniland surname, ranking it #6,503 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 950, ranked #6,045, up from #6,503 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Abingdon St Helen, Abingdon St Nicholas, London parishes and Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Sheffield, Bassetlaw and Ashfield.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Staniland is 984 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 80.3%.

1881 census count

527

Ranked #6,503

Modern count

950

2016, ranked #6,045

Peak year

2010

984 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Staniland had 527 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #6,503 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 950 in 2016, ranked #6,045.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 817 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Staniland surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Staniland surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Staniland 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 272 #8,240
1861 historical 249 #9,904
1881 historical 527 #6,503
1891 historical 512 #7,283
1901 historical 643 #6,698
1911 historical 817 #5,391
1997 modern 848 #6,255
1998 modern 884 #6,253
1999 modern 898 #6,210
2000 modern 901 #6,169
2001 modern 874 #6,202
2002 modern 902 #6,190
2003 modern 888 #6,150
2004 modern 895 #6,117
2005 modern 882 #6,110
2006 modern 904 #6,019
2007 modern 915 #6,015
2008 modern 921 #6,030
2009 modern 961 #5,957
2010 modern 984 #5,953
2011 modern 957 #6,041
2012 modern 936 #6,055
2013 modern 966 #5,992
2014 modern 973 #5,997
2015 modern 966 #5,980
2016 modern 950 #6,045

Geography

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Where Stanilands are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Abingdon St Helen, Abingdon St Nicholas, London parishes, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Newark-on-Trent, East Stoke (East Stoke), Park Leys, Rolleston (Fiskerton), Morton and Gainsborough, Paddocks. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Sheffield, Bassetlaw and Ashfield. 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 Abingdon St Helen, Abingdon St Nicholas Berkshire
2 London parishes London 1
3 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
4 Newark-on-Trent, East Stoke (East Stoke), Park Leys, Rolleston (Fiskerton), Morton Nottinghamshire
5 Gainsborough, Paddocks Lincolnshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Sheffield 012 Sheffield
2 Bassetlaw 016 Bassetlaw
3 Ashfield 005 Ashfield
4 Sheffield 025 Sheffield
5 Sheffield 021 Sheffield

Forenames

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First names often paired with Staniland

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Staniland

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

Retired Professionals

Group

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Staniland surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Staniland 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 is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Staniland 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.

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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

Staniland is most concentrated in decile 7 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

Staniland falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more 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 Staniland is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Staniland, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Staniland families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Staniland 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. Yorkshire leads with 155 Stanilands recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.05x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 155 3.05x
Lincolnshire 128 15.60x
Nottinghamshire 95 13.74x
Middlesex 45 0.88x
Derbyshire 19 2.37x
Surrey 15 0.60x
Warwickshire 15 1.16x
Herefordshire 10 4.75x
Berkshire 7 1.82x
Hampshire 5 0.48x
Suffolk 5 0.80x
Worcestershire 5 0.75x
Lancashire 4 0.07x
Rutland 4 10.62x
Leicestershire 3 0.53x
Northamptonshire 3 0.62x
Angus 2 0.42x
Durham 2 0.13x
Bedfordshire 1 0.38x
Huntingdonshire 1 0.98x
Kent 1 0.06x
Staffordshire 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. Newark Upon Trent in Nottinghamshire leads with 29 Stanilands recorded in 1881 and an index of 116.65x.

Place Total Index
Newark Upon Trent 29 116.65x
Ecclesall Bierlow 27 26.11x
Sheffield 23 14.21x
Nether Hallam 20 29.07x
Gainsborough 18 93.07x
Islington London 13 2.61x
Doncaster 11 29.61x
Grantham 11 102.90x
Bodenham 10 645.16x
Coddington 10 1086.96x
Leeds 10 3.48x
Brightside Bierlow 9 9.03x
Glentham 9 1250.00x
Kensington London 9 3.16x
Mansfield 9 37.61x
Heeley 8 51.78x
Kingston On Thames 8 13.32x
Middle Rasen 8 512.82x
Sandiacre 8 278.75x
Thorne 8 126.78x
Walkerith 8 5333.33x
York St Mary 8 37.99x
Caistor 7 214.72x
Egmanton 7 1707.32x
Hampstead London 7 8.76x
Harthill Cum Woodall 7 358.97x
Old Stratford 7 95.50x
Orston 7 823.53x
St Pancras London 7 1.69x
Aston 6 1.68x
Bermondsey 6 3.93x
Boston 6 24.11x
Long Eaton 6 56.60x
Nottingham St Mary 6 3.35x
Abingdon St Helen 5 44.41x
Alfreton 5 20.49x
Bingham 5 170.07x
Bradfield 5 25.51x
Dudley 5 6.14x
Harrington 5 2272.73x
Holme 5 3846.15x
New Malton 5 82.24x
Portsea 5 2.43x
Woodbridge 5 62.58x
Worksop 5 24.38x
Aston Cum Aughton 4 96.15x
Bennington Grange 4 20000.00x
Hammersmith London 4 3.16x
Horncastle 4 47.23x
Somerby In Grantham 4 191.39x
St Marylebone London 4 1.46x
Edwinstowe 3 182.93x
Ewerby 3 379.75x
Fotherby 3 714.29x
Hungerton Cum Wyville 3 1500.00x
Kirton 3 1363.64x
Oadby 3 98.36x
Ruskington 3 143.54x
Scotter 3 159.57x
Searby Cum Owmby 3 789.47x
Spittlegate 3 26.43x
Swinstead 3 491.80x
Whissendine 3 232.56x
Birmingham 2 0.46x
Great Gonerby 2 94.79x
Hartlepool 2 9.22x
Hatfield In Thorne 2 63.09x
Leasingham 2 307.69x
Manchester 2 0.73x
Monifieth 2 11.91x
Norwell 2 277.78x
Peterborough 2 5.72x
Radford 2 5.69x
Ripon 2 16.95x
Selston 2 25.91x
St Martin Lincoln 2 26.28x
Wallingford St Mary Le 2 91.74x
Beverley St Mary 1 13.46x
Littleborough 1 909.09x
St Johns Cum Throapham 1 588.24x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 32
Sarah 21
Elizabeth 19
Annie 11
Ann 10
Florence 10
Jane 10
Kate 10
Emma 8
Eliza 7
Emily 7
Harriet 7
Alice 6
Charlotte 6
Ellen 5
Agnes 4
Edith 4
Lucy 4
Betsy 3
Catherine 3
Harriett 3
Margaret 3
Rebecca 3
Ada 2
Anne 2
Bertha 2
Elizebeth 2
Ethel 2
Fanny 2
Frances 2
Helen 2
Lilly 2
Lizzie 2
Louisa 2
Lydia 2
Maria 2
Martha 2
Matilda 2
Rose 2
Susanna 2
Theresa 2
Cathrine 1
Fannie 1
Florance 1
Laura 1
Lauria 1
Lillian 1
Lily 1
Mabel 1
Zillah 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
George 35
John 30
William 30
Joseph 15
Thomas 14
Charles 11
Henry 10
James 9
Arthur 7
Harry 7
Alfred 6
Frederick 6
Walter 6
Ernest 5
Samuel 5
Richard 4
Albert 3
Edwin 3
Frank 3
Meaburn 3
Reuben 3
Thos. 3
Chas. 2
Fred 2
Geo. 2
Herbert 2
Le 2
Robert 2
Saml. 2
Abram 1
Basil 1
Bedford 1
Benjamin 1
Chas.J. 1
Chas.N. 1
Edward 1
Eric 1
Francis 1
Geo.H. 1
Geor. 1
Gilbert 1
Isaac 1
Jeremiah 1
Joe 1
Mathew 1
Matthew 1
Mearlon 1
Percy 1
Phillip 1
Ralph 1

FAQ

Staniland surname: questions and answers

How common was the Staniland surname in 1881?

In 1881, 527 people were recorded with the Staniland surname. That placed it at #6,503 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Staniland surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 950 in 2016. That gives Staniland a modern rank of #6,045.

What does the Staniland map show?

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