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

Stanger, 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 Stanger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Stanger in America

Stanger is the 8878th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Stanger surname appeared 3,688 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 Stanger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Stanger 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 Stanger

The surname Stanger has its origins in the Middle English words 'strang' and 'strangere', derived from the Old French 'estrange' meaning foreign or alien. It is believed to have originated in England in the 13th century and was likely given as a descriptive name to someone who was perceived as a stranger or from a foreign land.

The earliest recorded example of the surname Stanger can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire in 1273, where it is listed as 'Strangere'. This suggests that the name was already in use and established by this time. The Hundred Rolls were a series of administrative records compiled in England during the reign of King Edward I.

In the late 13th century, the surname Stanger appeared in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire in 1297, where it was recorded as 'Strangere'. These rolls were tax records used to collect subsidies for the king's military campaigns.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname Stanger was William Stanger, who was mentioned in the Lay Subsidy Rolls of Wiltshire in 1332. These rolls were tax records used to raise funds for the king's wars against France and Scotland.

In the 15th century, the surname Stanger appeared in the Paston Letters, a collection of correspondence between members of the Paston family in Norfolk, England. In a letter dated 1454, a John Stanger is mentioned as being involved in a legal dispute over land ownership.

Another notable bearer of the surname was Sir Nicholas Stanger, a Member of Parliament for Salisbury in the mid-16th century. He was born around 1520 and served as an MP during the reigns of Edward VI and Mary I.

During the 17th century, the surname Stanger was found in various parish records across England, including in the counties of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, and Somerset. One such record from 1635 in Gloucestershire mentions the baptism of a child named Thomas Stanger.

In the 18th century, the surname Stanger was also found in Scotland, where it is believed to have been introduced by English immigrants. One notable bearer was James Stanger, a Scottish philosopher and author born in 1720, who published works on moral philosophy and natural theology.

Throughout its history, the surname Stanger has been associated with various place names and locations, such as Stanger in Derbyshire, Stanger Hill in Oxfordshire, and Stanger Farm in Somerset. These places may have derived their names from early bearers of the Stanger surname who settled or owned land in those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Stanger

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

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

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