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

Stockstill, 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 Stockstill surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Stockstill in America

Stockstill is the 15615th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Stockstill surname appeared 1,871 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 Stockstill.

We can also compare 2010 data for Stockstill 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 Stockstill

The surname STOCKSTILL is believed to have originated in England, likely during the 13th or 14th century. It is thought to be a locational name, derived from a place name that referred to a stock or stump, potentially indicating the area where the original bearer lived or worked near a prominent tree stump or stump fence. The name may have evolved from Old English words like "stocc" (stock or tree trunk) and "still" (place or location).

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name STOCKSTILL can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire from 1297, where a John de Stokstill is mentioned. This suggests that the name was already in use by the late 13th century, possibly arising from a now-lost place name.

In the 16th century, there are records of a William Stockstill who was born in Nottinghamshire, England, around 1520. He was a landowner and is mentioned in various legal documents related to property transactions during that period.

Another notable figure with this surname was Thomas Stockstill, born in 1624 in Oxfordshire, England. He was a clergyman and served as the vicar of Stanton St. John from 1655 until his death in 1695.

Moving into the 18th century, there was a John Stockstill (1702-1778) who was a wealthy merchant and landowner in Gloucestershire, England. His estate and business dealings are well-documented in local records from that time.

In the 19th century, a notable individual was Sir Richard Stockstill (1825-1901), a British military officer who served in the Crimean War and later became a Member of Parliament for Warwickshire.

While the name STOCKSTILL is not as common as some other English surnames, it has persisted over the centuries and can be traced back to its likely origins in medieval England, possibly derived from a now-lost place name referencing a prominent tree stump or stump fence in a particular location.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Stockstill

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

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

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