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

StandingWater, 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 StandingWater surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of StandingWater in America

StandingWater is the 157234th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The StandingWater surname appeared 103 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname StandingWater.

We can also compare 2010 data for StandingWater 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 StandingWater

The surname STANDINGWATER is an English toponymic name derived from a place name referring to a body of still or stagnant water. The name likely originated in the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname can be found in various parish records and tax rolls from the counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire in northern England. Some of the earliest documented spellings include Standyngwatyr (1379), Standyngwatere (1402), and Standingwatour (1467).

While the name does not appear in the famous Domesday Book of 1086, it is believed to have originated from a now-lost or obscure place name, potentially a small hamlet or settlement near a pond or marsh. Similar place names from which surnames were derived include Standingwater in Cumbria and Standingford in Oxfordshire.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname was John Standingwater, a yeoman farmer from Bowland, Lancashire, who was recorded in the Lancashire Wills and Inventories of 1548. Another early example is William Standingwater, a merchant from York, who was mentioned in the York Freemen's Roll in 1587.

In the 17th century, the STANDINGWATER surname is documented in several parish registers, including those of St. Mary's Church in Burnley, Lancashire, where the baptism of Elizabeth Standingwater was recorded in 1623. The name also appears in the Hearth Tax Returns of 1674 for the West Riding of Yorkshire, suggesting the family had spread to different regions by that time.

Notable individuals with the STANDINGWATER surname include:

1. Robert Standingwater (c. 1590-1663), an English merchant and landowner from Lancashire, who served as a Justice of the Peace and was involved in local politics.

2. Elizabeth Standingwater (1675-1742), a Quaker writer and missionary from Yorkshire, known for her religious tracts and journals documenting her travels in England and America.

3. John Standingwater (1725-1798), a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War and later became a shipowner in Liverpool.

4. Mary Standingwater (1810-1892), an English botanist and naturalist from Lancashire, who published several works on the flora and fauna of the region.

5. William Standingwater (1863-1941), a British architect and designer, best known for his work on several churches and public buildings in Yorkshire and the Midlands.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name StandingWater

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

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 StandingWater 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 StandingWater 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 StandingWater was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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