Find out how popular the last name Standifer is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Standifer.

Standifer, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Standifer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Standifer in America

Standifer is the 9464th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Standifer surname appeared 3,438 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Standifer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Standifer to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Standifer

The surname Standifer is an English locational name derived from a place called Standiford, located in Staffordshire, England. The name is believed to have originated in the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century.

The name Standiford itself is composed of two Old English elements: "stān" meaning "stone" and "ford" referring to a shallow river crossing. This suggests that the original place name referred to a settlement near a stone ford or a ford made of stone.

One of the earliest recorded instances of this surname can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Bedfordshire, a historical record compiled in 1273, where a person named John de Standiford is mentioned.

In the 14th century, a variant spelling of the surname, "Standifer," is found in the Register of the Freemen of York, dated 1358, which lists a person named William Standifer.

During the 16th century, the surname appeared in various records, including the Subsidy Rolls of Staffordshire in 1524, where a Robert Standifer is listed. Another notable individual from this period was John Standifer, who was born in 1532 in Staffordshire and served as a member of the English Parliament.

In the 17th century, a prominent figure bearing this surname was Sir Thomas Standifer (1618-1689), an English landowner and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Staffordshire.

Another notable individual was William Standifer (1650-1724), a successful merchant and alderman in the city of London, known for his philanthropic contributions to various charitable causes.

Moving into the 18th century, the surname continued to be found in various records, including the Parish Registers of Staffordshire, which mention a John Standifer (1701-1778), a farmer and landowner in the county.

Throughout the centuries, the surname Standifer has also been associated with several places in England, such as Standifer's Wood in Staffordshire and Standifer's Farm in Somerset, further solidifying its connection to specific locations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Standifer

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Standifer.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Standifer was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Standifer has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Standifer was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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