Stockton Family History

Stockton Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places called Stockton (Cheshire, Herefordshire, Norfolk, Shropshire, Wiltshire, Warwickshire, Yorkshire), Stockton Heath (Cheshire), Stockton on Tees (Durham), Stockton on Teme (Worcestershire), Stockton on the Forest (North Yorkshire), Great Staughton (Huntingdonshire), Little Staughton (Bedfordshire), or Stoughton (Leicestershire, Surrey, Sussex).

The placenames derive from Old English stoc ‘place, secondary settlement’ or stocc ‘tree trunk, stump’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.

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

Similar surnames: Tolton, Stratton, Stockley, Stoughton, Shotton, Scotton, Stanton, Stockford, Stock, Shelton

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18K	Military Records
5K	Immigration Records
88K	Census and Voter Lists
560K	Member Trees

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Where is the Stockton family from?

You can see how Stockton families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Stockton family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Stockton families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 44 Stockton families living in New Brunswick. This was about 31% of all the recorded Stockton's in Canada. New Brunswick had the highest population of Stockton families in 1911.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Stockton surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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What did your Stockton ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Clerk were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Stockton. 36% of Stockton men worked as a Farmer and 50% of Stockton women worked as a Clerk. Some less common occupations for Americans named Stockton were Carpenter and Housekeeper.

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Farmer

36%

Labourer

17%

Merchant

Carpenter

Clerk

50%

Housekeeper

50%

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Census Record

There are 88K census records available for the last name Stockton. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Stockton 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 5K immigration records available for the last name Stockton. 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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Military Records

There are 18K military records available for the last name Stockton. For the veterans among your Stockton ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Stockton lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Stockton life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Stockton in 1946 was 30, and 76 in 2004.

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Stockton Surname Meaning

The placenames derive from Old English stoc ‘place, secondary settlement’ or stocc ‘tree trunk, stump’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.

Compare Stoughton.

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

Where is the Stockton family from?

What did your Stockton 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

36%

Labourer

17%

Merchant

Carpenter

Clerk

50%

Housekeeper

50%

What Stockton family records will you find?

What is the average Stockton lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Stockton life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Stockton in 1946 was 30, and 76 in 2004.

Stockton Family History

Stockton Surname Meaning

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Stockton Surname Meaning

818,000 record(s) for Stockton

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Where is the Stockton family from?

What did your Stockton ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

Top Female Occupations In 1921

What Stockton family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Stockton lifespan?

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