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UK surname

Stannard

A locational surname referring to a person from Stanard, a place in England.

In the 1881 census there were 2,093 people recorded with the Stannard surname, ranking it #2,111 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 3,365, ranked #2,016, up from #2,111 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, St Mary Islington and Ipswich St Mary Stoke. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Mid Suffolk and King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Stannard is 3,660 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 60.8%.

1881 census count

2,093

Ranked #2,111

Modern count

3,365

2016, ranked #2,016

Peak year

1998

3,660 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Stannard had 2,093 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #2,111 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 3,365 in 2016, ranked #2,016.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 3,378 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Stannard surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Stannard surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Stannard 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 1,214 #2,348
1861 historical 1,001 #2,787
1881 historical 2,093 #2,111
1891 historical 2,298 #2,040
1901 historical 3,006 #1,859
1911 historical 3,378 #1,547
1997 modern 3,525 #1,837
1998 modern 3,660 #1,840
1999 modern 3,622 #1,875
2000 modern 3,631 #1,871
2001 modern 3,561 #1,855
2002 modern 3,598 #1,883
2003 modern 3,496 #1,893
2004 modern 3,466 #1,907
2005 modern 3,371 #1,938
2006 modern 3,399 #1,912
2007 modern 3,407 #1,927
2008 modern 3,431 #1,931
2009 modern 3,462 #1,970
2010 modern 3,535 #1,968
2011 modern 3,539 #1,942
2012 modern 3,432 #1,964
2013 modern 3,446 #1,990
2014 modern 3,460 #1,992
2015 modern 3,379 #2,024
2016 modern 3,365 #2,016

Geography

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Where Stannards are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, St Mary Islington, Ipswich St Mary Stoke and Hellesdon, St Mary in the Marsh, St Clement, St Martin at Oak, St Mary at Coslany, St Michael at Cos. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Mid Suffolk and King's Lynn and West Norfolk. 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 Mary Islington London (North Districts)
4 Ipswich St Mary Stoke Suffolk
5 Hellesdon, St Mary in the Marsh, St Clement, St Martin at Oak, St Mary at Coslany, St Michael at Cos Norfolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Mid Suffolk 008 Mid Suffolk
2 Mid Suffolk 007 Mid Suffolk
3 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 019 King's Lynn and West Norfolk
4 Mid Suffolk 010 Mid Suffolk
5 Mid Suffolk 005 Mid Suffolk

Forenames

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First names often paired with Stannard

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Stannard

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Stannard, 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 Stannard surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Stannard 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

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Stannard is most associated with areas classed as Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. 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 concentrated in suburban areas, these terraced and semi-detached developments are less overcrowded than the Supergroup average, and resident households are more likely to own two or more cars. There are fewer residents aged 25-44, and a larger share of residents employed in administrative and secretarial occupations. Residents are more likely to have been born in the UK, less likely to have been born in the EU or Africa, and much less likely to self-identify as Bangladeshi.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Stannard 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

Stannard falls in decile 6 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

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 Stannard 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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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

Meaning and origin of Stannard

The surname Stannard is of English origin, derived from the Old English words "stan" meaning stone and "hyrde" meaning herd or guardian, essentially translating to "guardian of the stone". It is believed to have originated in the counties of Essex and Suffolk in the east of England during the Middle Ages.

The name Stannard can be traced back to the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Stanard" and "Stanhart". This suggests that the name had already been established in England by the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066. The various spellings found in early records, such as "Stannerd", "Stannart", and "Stanert", reflect the evolution of the name over time.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Stannard is found in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire from 1195, which mention a Richard Stannard. Another early reference is in the Feet of Fines for Essex from 1259, where a Robert Stannard is listed.

The surname Stannard has been connected to several notable individuals throughout history. One notable figure was Sir Michael Stannard (c. 1508-1584), an English lawyer and politician who served as the Recorder of London and as a Member of Parliament for the city during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

Another prominent individual with the surname was Sir William Stannard (1625-1709), a British Army officer who served as the Lieutenant-Governor of Hull and played a role in the Glorious Revolution of 1688.

In the literary world, Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Stannard (1856-1911) was a notable English novelist and children's writer who published under the pen name John Strange Winter.

Other notable individuals with the surname include Sir Arthur Richard Stannard (1872-1940), a British Army officer who served in the Second Boer War and World War I, and Sir John Stannard (1879-1971), a British civil servant who served as the Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in London from 1935 to 1945.

The name Stannard has also been associated with various place names in England, such as Stannard's Green in Hertfordshire and Stannard's Farm in Essex, further reflecting the historical presence of the surname in these regions.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Stannard families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Stannard 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. Suffolk leads with 731 Stannards recorded in 1881 and an index of 29.44x.

County Total Index
Suffolk 731 29.44x
Middlesex 341 1.67x
Norfolk 240 7.66x
Surrey 177 1.78x
Essex 141 3.50x
Kent 105 1.51x
Yorkshire 54 0.27x
Hampshire 44 1.05x
Lancashire 35 0.14x
Durham 30 0.49x
Staffordshire 29 0.42x
Cambridgeshire 20 1.55x
Derbyshire 17 0.53x
Northumberland 16 0.53x
Warwickshire 13 0.25x
Northamptonshire 11 0.57x
Sussex 10 0.29x
Cheshire 9 0.20x
Bedfordshire 7 0.66x
Buckinghamshire 7 0.57x
Dorset 6 0.45x
Pembrokeshire 6 0.93x
Devon 5 0.12x
Gloucestershire 4 0.10x
Midlothian 4 0.15x
Worcestershire 4 0.15x
Berkshire 3 0.20x
Hertfordshire 3 0.21x
Oxfordshire 3 0.24x
Huntingdonshire 2 0.49x
Leicestershire 2 0.09x
Lincolnshire 2 0.06x
Royal Navy 2 0.82x
Somerset 2 0.06x
Fife 1 0.08x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.04x
Perthshire 1 0.11x
Stirlingshire 1 0.13x
Wiltshire 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. Wetheringsett Cum in Suffolk leads with 70 Stannards recorded in 1881 and an index of 969.53x.

Place Total Index
Wetheringsett Cum 70 969.53x
Bedfield 34 1297.71x
Islington London 34 1.72x
Bermondsey 32 5.27x
Framlingham 32 181.51x
Battersea 28 3.73x
Bramley In Bramley 27 34.91x
Felthorpe 27 828.22x
Lowestoft 27 23.02x
Southwold 27 183.67x
Wretton 24 1052.63x
Hackney London 23 2.01x
Bethnal Green London 22 2.48x
Camberwell 22 1.69x
Poplar London 22 5.72x
Ipswich St Mary At Elms 21 266.16x
Ipswich St Helen 20 67.93x
Leek Lowe 20 21.84x
Ilketshall St Andrew 19 577.51x
Thwaite 19 1862.75x
Ipswich St Peter 18 53.84x
Newington 18 2.39x
Walberswick 18 882.35x
Paddington London 17 2.27x
West Ham 17 1.91x
Woodbridge 17 53.54x
Clerkenwell London 16 3.32x
Lambeth 16 0.90x
Norwich St Paul 16 85.24x
Badingham 15 319.15x
Cowpen 15 21.47x
Deptford St Paul 15 2.80x
Ipswich St Mathew 15 21.55x
Saham Toney 15 177.31x
St Pancras London 15 0.91x
Croydon 14 2.54x
Kensington London 14 1.24x
St Marylebone London 14 1.29x
Cookley 13 878.38x
Heigham 13 7.73x
Kings Lynn St Margaret 13 13.81x
South Elmham St James 13 802.47x
Bromley London 12 2.68x
Diss 12 44.66x
Westminster St 12 15.97x
Bucklesham 11 491.07x
Derby All Sts 11 41.26x
Ipswich St Clement 11 17.43x
Newchurch 11 5.56x
Sibton 11 321.64x
Willesborough 11 58.82x
Bardwell 10 189.04x
Bury St Edmunds St James 10 15.08x
Farnham 10 12.95x
Spexhall 10 704.23x
Westminster St John 10 4.03x
Beaumont 9 301.00x
Beechamwell 9 410.96x
Dovercourt 9 63.60x
East Thickley 9 73.17x
Ipswich St Mary Stoke 9 39.06x
Kirkdale 9 2.21x
Layham 9 240.00x
Norwich St Saviour 9 81.82x
Plumstead 9 3.88x
Seamer In Scarborough 9 138.04x
St George Hanover 9 3.38x
Swilland 9 604.03x
Wood Ditton 9 83.33x
Aston 8 0.57x
Chelsea London 8 1.30x
Cratfield 8 231.21x
Halesworth 8 45.43x
Heacham 8 114.78x
Margate St John Baptist 8 6.28x
Shoreditch London 8 0.91x
St Andrew Holborn 8 11.57x
Stratton Strawless 8 610.69x
Tottenham 8 2.46x
Westminster St James 8 3.82x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 100
Elizabeth 63
Sarah 56
Eliza 40
Emily 37
Alice 35
Emma 34
Jane 33
Ellen 30
Hannah 26
Ann 24
Annie 22
Maria 20
Martha 20
Charlotte 19
Edith 18
Caroline 17
Harriet 17
Harriett 14
Susan 14
Julia 12
Anna 11
Louisa 11
Rebecca 11
Rose 11
Sophia 11
Ada 10
Clara 10
Florence 10
Isabella 10
Kate 10
Agnes 9
Susannah 9
Amelia 8
Lucy 8
Lydia 8
Minnie 8
Fanny 7
Amy 6
Flora 6
Anne 5
Jessie 5
Laura 5
Matilda 5
Rachel 5
Catherine 4
Frances 4
Margaret 4
Maud 4
Rosa 4

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 149
George 95
John 93
James 61
Henry 45
Robert 44
Alfred 40
Charles 38
Frederick 33
Thomas 33
Arthur 29
Harry 23
Walter 23
Edward 21
Joseph 21
Albert 18
Samuel 18
Ernest 17
David 16
Herbert 16
Frank 11
Richard 11
Francis 7
Fred 6
Frederic 6
Fredk. 5
Fredrick 5
Wm. 5
Abraham 4
Benjamin 4
Earnest 4
Edgar 4
Elijah 4
Percy 4
Stephen 4
Horace 3
J. 3
Nathaniel 3
Phillip 3
Alexander 2
Asa 2
Chas.Henry 2
Cyrus 2
Ephraim 2
Hy. 2
Isaac 2
Jacob 2
Lewis 2
Patrick 2
Richd. 2

FAQ

Stannard surname: questions and answers

How common was the Stannard surname in 1881?

In 1881, 2,093 people were recorded with the Stannard surname. That placed it at #2,111 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Stannard surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 3,365 in 2016. That gives Stannard a modern rank of #2,016.

What does the Stannard surname mean?

A locational surname referring to a person from Stanard, a place in England.

What does the Stannard map show?

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