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

Stoots, 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 Stoots surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Stoots in America

Stoots is the 28729th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Stoots surname appeared 829 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 Stoots.

We can also compare 2010 data for Stoots 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 Stoots

The surname Stoots is believed to have originated in England, specifically in the northern regions of Yorkshire and Lancashire, during the late medieval period around the 14th or 15th century. It is thought to be derived from the Old English word "stot," which referred to a sturdy or strong horse or pony.

In its earliest forms, the name was often spelled as "Stott" or "Stotte," and it is likely that Stoots emerged as a later variation. The name may have initially been used as a descriptive nickname for someone who worked with horses or had a particularly strong or hardy physique.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Stoots can be found in the Yorkshire Feet of Fines, a collection of legal records from the 13th to 16th centuries. In 1429, a document mentions a John Stotte, who may have been an ancestor of the Stoots family.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Stoots began to appear more frequently in parish records and other historical documents across northern England. Notable individuals with this surname include William Stoots (c. 1580-1645), a landowner and farmer in Yorkshire, and Elizabeth Stoots (1620-1692), who was accused of witchcraft during the infamous Pendle witch trials in Lancashire in 1612.

In the 18th century, the Stoots surname was particularly concentrated in the village of Haworth, located in the West Riding of Yorkshire. One notable figure from this era was John Stoots (1742-1819), a wool merchant and local magistrate who played an important role in the economic and civic life of the village.

As the Industrial Revolution took hold in the 19th century, many families with the Stoots surname migrated from rural areas to cities like Manchester and Leeds in search of employment in the textile mills and factories. One such individual was Sarah Stoots (1812-1892), a mill worker and labor activist who campaigned for better working conditions and workers' rights.

Other notable figures with the surname Stoots include Richard Stoots (1865-1932), a renowned architect who designed several iconic buildings in Manchester, and William Stoots (1890-1968), a decorated soldier who served in both World War I and World War II.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Stoots

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

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

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