Stanley Family History

Stanley Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places called Stanley including those in Yorkshire Staffordshire Derbyshire Durham Gloucestershire and Wiltshire named with Old English stān ‘stone rock’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. This English name has been established in Ireland since the 13th century where it was Gaelicized as de Stainléigh.

English: possibly also a variant of Stoneley, a habitational name from Stoneley Green in Burland (Cheshire), Stoneleigh (Warwickshire), or Stonely in Kimbolton (Huntingdonshire), all named with Old English stān ‘stone rock’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

Americanized form of any of various like-sounding names in other languages for example Polish Stanislawski, Greek Anastasiou, and Serbian Stojadinov (patronymic from the personal name Stojadin).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Stapley, Hanley, Studley, Standen, Staley, Tenley, Stoney, Shatley, Stanger, Stankey

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115K	Military Records
81K	Immigration Records
658K	Census and Voter Lists
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You can see how Stanley families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Stanley family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Stanley families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 737 Stanley families living in Ontario. This was about 48% of all the recorded Stanley's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Stanley families in 1911.

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What did your Stanley ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Stanley. 34% of Stanley men worked as a Farmer and 16% of Stanley women worked as a Housekeeper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Stanley were Fisherman and Servant.

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Farmer

34%

Labourer

Laborer

Fisherman

Housekeeper

16%

Stenographer

11%

Teacher

Servant

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Census Record

There are 658K census records available for the last name Stanley. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Stanley census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 81K immigration records available for the last name Stanley. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 115K military records available for the last name Stanley. For the veterans among your Stanley ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Stanley lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Stanley life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1941, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Stanley in 1940 was 41, and 71 in 2004.

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Stanley Surname Meaning

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Stanley family from?

What did your Stanley ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

34%

Labourer

Laborer

Fisherman

Housekeeper

16%

Stenographer

11%

Teacher

Servant

What Stanley family records will you find?

What is the average Stanley lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Stanley life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1941, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Stanley in 1940 was 41, and 71 in 2004.

Stanley Family History

Stanley Surname Meaning

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Stanley Surname Meaning

4 million record(s) for Stanley

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Where is the Stanley family from?

What did your Stanley ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

Top Female Occupations In 1921

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Passenger List

Military Records

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