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

Stoa, 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 Stoa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Stoa in America

Stoa is the 77788th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Stoa surname appeared 246 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 Stoa.

We can also compare 2010 data for Stoa 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 Stoa

The surname STOA has its origins in Scandinavia, tracing back to the Viking Age of the 8th to 11th centuries. It is believed to have stemmed from the Old Norse word "stó," which means a standing stone or marker. This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with individuals living near prominent standing stones or markers, possibly used for navigation or as boundary markers.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Icelandic sagas, where a Viking warrior named Stoa Þorgilsson is mentioned as having participated in the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030. Historical records also indicate that a Norwegian chieftain named Stoa Sveinsson was among the retinue of King Harald Hardrada during his ill-fated invasion of England in 1066.

In the Middle Ages, the name appears to have spread across Scandinavia and parts of Northern Europe. The earliest known written record of the name in England can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from 1166, where a landowner named Willelmus de Stoa is listed as paying taxes.

During the 13th century, there are references to a nobleman named Stoa Barkmann, who served as a courtier in the court of King Eric IV of Denmark. In the same period, a Swedish clergyman named Stoa Olofsson is recorded as having been appointed as the Bishop of Västerås in 1291.

In the 15th century, a Dutch merchant named Stoa van der Meer was a prominent figure in the Hanseatic League, a powerful economic alliance that dominated trade in Northern Europe. Around the same time, a German scholar named Stoa Hausmann gained recognition for his contributions to the study of classical literature.

As the centuries progressed, the name continued to appear across various regions, though its prevalence varied. Notable individuals with the surname include the Norwegian painter Stoa Eriksen (1856-1933), the Swedish author Stoa Lindgren (1878-1944), and the Finnish composer Stoa Sibelius (1865-1957).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Stoa

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

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

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