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UK surname

Stoddard

An English occupational surname referring to a stud herd keeper or horse breeder.

In the 1881 census there were 492 people recorded with the Stoddard surname, ranking it #6,854 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 535, ranked #9,499, down from #6,854 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Biddulph, Trentham and Manchester. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Staffordshire Moorlands, Stoke-on-Trent and Stockport.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Stoddard is 633 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 8.7%.

1881 census count

492

Ranked #6,854

Modern count

535

2016, ranked #9,499

Peak year

1998

633 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Stoddard had 492 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #6,854 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 535 in 2016, ranked #9,499.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 534 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Stoddard surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Stoddard surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Stoddard 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 269 #8,303
1861 historical 256 #9,667
1881 historical 492 #6,854
1891 historical 534 #7,037
1901 historical 506 #7,977
1911 historical 527 #7,533
1997 modern 563 #8,516
1998 modern 633 #8,076
1999 modern 605 #8,399
2000 modern 596 #8,465
2001 modern 577 #8,514
2002 modern 584 #8,598
2003 modern 591 #8,428
2004 modern 575 #8,584
2005 modern 554 #8,745
2006 modern 538 #8,969
2007 modern 551 #8,894
2008 modern 557 #8,876
2009 modern 554 #9,117
2010 modern 532 #9,604
2011 modern 529 #9,555
2012 modern 546 #9,221
2013 modern 545 #9,410
2014 modern 545 #9,461
2015 modern 541 #9,451
2016 modern 535 #9,499

Geography

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Where Stoddards are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Biddulph, Trentham, Manchester, Birmingham Town: Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent, Bucknell-cum-Bagnall, Caverswall. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Staffordshire Moorlands, Stoke-on-Trent, Stockport and Cumbernauld Central. 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 Biddulph Cheshire
2 Trentham Staffordshire
3 Manchester Lancashire
4 Birmingham Town: Birmingham Warwickshire
5 Stoke-on-Trent, Bucknell-cum-Bagnall, Caverswall Staffordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Staffordshire Moorlands 010 Staffordshire Moorlands
2 Stoke-on-Trent 025 Stoke-on-Trent
3 Stockport 019 Stockport
4 Staffordshire Moorlands 008 Staffordshire Moorlands
5 Cumbernauld Central North Lanarkshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Stoddard

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Stoddard

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

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Stoddard is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction 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

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Stoddard 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

Stoddard 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Stoddard is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 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 Stoddard, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Stoddard

The surname Stoddard is of English origin, derived from the Old English words "stod" meaning "stud" and "eard" meaning "place or dwelling." It initially referred to someone who lived near a stud farm or a place where horses were bred.

The name can be traced back to the 11th century in various parts of England, particularly in counties like Wiltshire, Somerset, and Gloucestershire. It first appeared in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Stodard" and "Stodeard," reflecting early variations in spelling.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name was in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1195, where a Richard Stodard is mentioned. Another notable early bearer of the name was John Stoddard, who was a member of the Parliament of England in 1295.

During the Middle Ages, the name was often associated with landowners and people of some social standing. In the 13th century, a Richard Stoddard held lands in Somerset, and a Walter Stoddard was recorded as a landowner in Wiltshire in the 14th century.

The surname Stoddard has also been linked to various place names in England, such as Stoddard's Green in Hertfordshire and Stoddard's Farm in Oxfordshire. These place names likely originated from individuals or families bearing the Stoddard surname who owned or lived on those lands.

Among notable individuals with the surname Stoddard throughout history are Sir John Stoddart (1773-1856), an English naval officer and writer; Richard Henry Stoddard (1825-1903), an American poet and critic; and Ralph Stoddart (1857-1944), an English football player and manager who played for Sunderland and England.

Other notable bearers of the Stoddard name include Charles Warren Stoddard (1843-1909), an American author and travel writer; Amos Stoddard (1762-1813), an American Revolutionary War officer and co-founder of the city of St. Louis, Missouri; and Solomon Stoddard (1643-1729), an influential Puritan minister in colonial Massachusetts.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Stoddard families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Stoddard 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. Staffordshire leads with 100 Stoddards recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.16x.

County Total Index
Staffordshire 100 6.16x
Lancashire 94 1.65x
Cheshire 57 5.37x
Durham 44 3.08x
Middlesex 40 0.83x
Yorkshire 32 0.67x
Warwickshire 28 2.31x
Derbyshire 23 3.05x
Sussex 14 1.73x
Surrey 11 0.47x
Midlothian 7 1.09x
Nottinghamshire 6 0.93x
Roxburghshire 6 6.89x
Hampshire 5 0.51x
Renfrewshire 5 1.34x
Cumberland 4 0.97x
Westmorland 4 3.78x
Kent 3 0.18x
Northumberland 2 0.28x
Selkirkshire 2 4.60x
Buckinghamshire 1 0.34x
Devon 1 0.10x
Flintshire 1 0.77x
Lanarkshire 1 0.06x
Lincolnshire 1 0.13x
Worcestershire 1 0.16x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Biddulph in Staffordshire leads with 29 Stoddards recorded in 1881 and an index of 316.59x.

Place Total Index
Biddulph 29 316.59x
Birmingham 28 6.93x
Newton 24 54.57x
Trentham 20 144.82x
Stoke Upon Trent 19 11.04x
Bowdon 16 380.05x
Salford 15 8.94x
Stockport 15 27.46x
Mere 12 1428.57x
Brighton 11 6.72x
Clapham 9 14.97x
Islington London 9 1.93x
Kingsley 9 297.03x
Manchester 9 3.51x
St Botolph Aldersgate 9 163.34x
Blackburn 8 5.27x
Cheddleton 8 235.29x
Church Gresley 8 66.78x
Pendleton In Salford 8 11.77x
Pilsley 8 321.29x
Sheffield 8 5.27x
Woodland 8 842.11x
Stockton On Tees 7 10.15x
Coundon 6 103.45x
West Auckland 6 114.72x
Alverstoke 5 14.01x
Chadderton 5 17.92x
Colne 5 29.41x
Easby In Stokesley 5 2272.73x
Hobkirk 5 454.55x
Kilmalcolm 5 111.86x
Oldham 5 2.71x
Scarborough 5 11.55x
Stranton 5 10.38x
Sutton In Macclesfield 5 45.37x
Barnsley 4 8.14x
Brightside Bierlow 4 4.28x
Bromley London 4 3.78x
Elland Cum Greetland 4 18.63x
Grasmere 4 330.58x
Grindon 4 666.67x
Hackney London 4 1.48x
Horton 4 201.01x
Penicuik 4 45.71x
Toxteth Park 4 2.07x
Wolsingham 4 30.67x
Worsley 4 11.37x
Derby St Peter 3 12.51x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 3 1.16x
Paddington London 3 1.70x
Poplar London 3 3.31x
Radford 3 9.11x
Witton Cum Twambrooks 3 31.75x
Alton 2 114.29x
Beeston 2 26.85x
Bethnal Green London 2 0.96x
Bishopwearmouth 2 1.63x
Cheadle 2 25.64x
Chelsea London 2 1.38x
Galashiels 2 12.43x
Heworth 2 7.09x
High Bolton 2 444.44x
Hulme 2 1.68x
Leek Lowe 2 9.26x
Litchurch 2 6.60x
Newcastle On Tyne All Sts 2 4.68x
Newton In Ashton Under 2 19.10x
Ore 2 33.17x
Workington 2 8.44x
Birkdale 1 6.93x
Chorley In Macclesfield 1 30.96x
Cuckfield 1 12.21x
Fairfield 1 19.84x
Habergham Eaves 1 1.92x
Ipstones 1 42.92x
Lambeth 1 0.24x
Ramsgate 1 3.73x
St Marylebone London 1 0.39x
St Pancras London 1 0.26x
Sunderland 1 3.96x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 42
Sarah 16
Elizabeth 14
Ann 12
Annie 11
Hannah 9
Margaret 8
Emily 7
Jane 7
Martha 7
Eliza 6
Clara 5
Ellen 5
Emma 5
Alice 4
Bertha 4
Maria 4
Betsy 3
Elizth. 3
Isabella 3
Julia 3
Lydia 3
Ada 2
Anne 2
Catherine 2
Charlotte 2
Edith 2
Fanny 2
Florence 2
Harriet 2
Lucy 2
May 2
Rose 2
Beatrice 1
Bridget 1
Catharin 1
Cecilia 1
Edna 1
Eleanor 1
Elisabath 1
Elisabeth 1
Esther 1
Ethel 1
Helonia 1
Hester 1
Isabel 1
Kate 1
Lavinia 1
Lillian 1
Lily 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 34
William 34
James 20
Thomas 20
George 14
Charles 10
Henry 8
Joseph 8
Arthur 6
Robert 6
Edward 5
Herbert 5
Alfred 4
Harry 4
Samuel 4
Sidney 4
Frederick 3
Mark 3
Ralph 3
Albert 2
Benjamin 2
Chas. 2
Francis 2
Frank 2
Tom 2
Walter 2
Andrew 1
Birtie 1
Bryan 1
Clement 1
Dan 1
David 1
Dyson 1
Edw. 1
Egerton 1
Fred 1
Fred. 1
Fredrick 1
Gardiner 1
Jos. 1
Mary 1
Percy 1
Reginald 1
Reuben 1
Robinson 1
Rowland 1
Sydney 1
Ths. 1
Uriah 1
Vincent 1

FAQ

Stoddard surname: questions and answers

How common was the Stoddard surname in 1881?

In 1881, 492 people were recorded with the Stoddard surname. That placed it at #6,854 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Stoddard surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 535 in 2016. That gives Stoddard a modern rank of #9,499.

What does the Stoddard surname mean?

An English occupational surname referring to a stud herd keeper or horse breeder.

What does the Stoddard map show?

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