Stone is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Stone
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

A variant of the Stoneman. Probably a stone-mason, or a quarryman.

Dweller near some remarkable stone or rock, often a boundary mark; one who came from Stone, i.e., the stone or stones, the name of various places in England.

A very common local surname. There are towns, parishes etc., so called in counties Stafford, Buckingham, Gloucester, Kent, Worcester, etc.

How popular is Stone?

Stone is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Wales, Jamaica, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, China, Thailand, Russia, Iran, Brazil, Israel, Nigeria, India, Tanzania, Germany, Spain, Mexico, Morocco, France, Northern Ireland, Japan, Chile, Netherlands, Bahrain, Fiji, Liberia, Portugal, Zimbabwe, Italy, Philippines, Afghanistan, Sweden.

Stone is ranked 1884 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Stone bearers increased by 2.35 per cent in 2010 US census to 153329 since 2000, the surname slipped by 16 spots and ranked at 178. The last name was found in around 5 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.95 87.4
Black 8.13 7.9
Hispanic or Latino 2.39 1.64
Others 1.93 1.58
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.95 0.93
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.65 0.55
Stone is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Guernsey is ahead in terms of density. Around 291136 people have been found who wears Stone as their family name. Stone is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Stone:
158 United States198,770
Countries with ten thousands of Stone:
149 England39,318
172 Australia18,088
427 Canada10,982
Countries with thousands of Stone:
1,339 South Africa5,039
236 New Zealand2,508
156 Wales1,893
286 Jamaica1,699
Countries with hundreds of Stone:
811 Ireland956
4,580 Saudi Arabia954
949 Scotland914
352 China716
14,454 Thailand702
23,685 Russia661
11,894 Iran590
15,228 Brazil536
2,435 Israel527
19,486 Nigeria487
70,614 India368
13,405 Tanzania360
27,007 Germany324
13,133 Spain248
9,128 Mexico241
25,171 Morocco239
48,089 France210
1,530 Northern Ireland194
16,881 Japan186
3,719 Chile179
18,330 Netherlands146
1,962 Bahrain132
1,425 Fiji126
3,379 Liberia121
4,545 Portugal113
18,305 Zimbabwe109
54,562 Italy106
84,481 Philippines105
4,880 Afghanistan103
7,015 Sweden102
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,751 Dominican Republic92
5,011 Botswana88
3,526 Latvia88
10,422 Switzerland85
2,088 Trinidad and Tobago80
2,491 Panama76
115,268 Indonesia74
22,787 Belgium69
210 Jersey66
24,345 Malaysia61
261 Guernsey51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
11,440 Ghana48
48,041 Egypt46
2,947 Hong Kong46
14,831 Uzbekistan44
31,868 Kazakhstan43
492 Guam41
12,512 Denmark40
66,746 Argentina39
723 Malta36
2,877 Cyprus34
32,667 Belarus33
13,630 Iraq31
21,035 Norway29
85,930 Turkey26
2,321 Vietnam26
19,487 Malawi25
48,767 Czechia24
10,794 Estonia23
47,011 Papua New Guinea23
40,442 Austria22
12,618 Ecuador22
43,015 Pakistan22
789 Aruba18
560 South Korea18
23,390 United Arab Emirates18
9,281 Taiwan17
690 Bermuda15
13,510 Bangladesh14
38,706 Kenya14
112,031 Poland14
25,468 Venezuela14
11,952 Lebanon13
27,186 Peru13
18,211 Singapore13
268 Turks and Caicos Islands13
1,559 Isle of Man12
89,142 Uganda11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
741 Gibraltar10
15,916 Jordan10
5,193 Oman10
4,381 Costa Rica9
85,267 Greece9
3,802 Madagascar9
54,437 Romania9
307 Tonga9
1,665 United States Virgin Islands9
1,431 American Samoa8
16,795 Azerbaijan8
922 Cayman Islands8
38,675 Croatia8
17,304 Georgia8
3,734 Iceland8
123,373 Cameroon7
182,882 DR Congo7
303,897 Ukraine7
37,744 Bulgaria6
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Christy Stone worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 26 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on A. Lawrence and arrived on April 17, 1846. John Stone, aged 28, Workwoman Julia Stone, 5 years old Rose Stone, 3 years old Christy Stone, U Stone (6 months old) Infant, George Stone (23) Painter, 23 years old Mary Stone, Infant Mary-Ann Stone, and 111 other Stone around 44.44% of whom were workman while others worked as painter and engineer, shoemaker, servant, farmer migrated to US.

From Germany

Barbara Stone hailed from Germany. 23 years old embarked for USA from London on Victoria and arrived on March 5, 1853. John Stone, aged 25, Adrian Stone, Augustus Stone, Catherine Stone (6), Charles Stone, Farmer Hankein Stone, 9 years old Catharine Stone, Jacob Stone, aged 54, and 26 other Stone around 38.1% of whom were farmer while others worked as merchant and laborer migrated to US from London, Havre and Hamburg & Southampton.

Stone Namesakes

  • Arthur J. Stone, a leading American silversmith, was born
  • Irving Stone, American writer, chiefly
  • Carole Stone, British author and freelance radio and television broadcaster
  • Charles P. Stone, career United States Army officer during the middle of the 20th century
  • Rose Stone, African-American singer and keyboardist
  • Vet Stone, African-American soul singer
  • Lawrence Stone, English historian of early modern Britain
  • Pam Stone, American actress, comedian, writer
  • Carl Stone, American composer
  • Marcus Stone, English painter
  • Michael J. Stone, American planter and statesman from Charles County
  • Paulene Stone, former 'Vogue' cover girl
  • Frederick Stone, U.S. Congressman
  • Phil Stone, attorney from Oxford
  • J. F. S. Stone, British archaeologist, most famous for his work
  • Fred Stone, American actor
  • David Lee Stone, English fantasy author best
  • Samuel Stone, Puritan minister and co-founder of Hartford
  • Julius Stone, was Challis Professor of Jurisprudence and International Law at the University of Sydney
  • Anne Stone, Canadian writer, teacher, and editor
  • Nikki Stone, former American Olympic skier
  • Patrick Stone, Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
  • Toni Stone, first of three women to play professional baseball as a part of the Negro League
  • Douglas Maxwell Stone, Australian geologist, author, publisher
  • John Benjamin Stone, British Conservative politician and photographer
  • Doris Zemurray Stone, archaeologist and ethnographer
  • Emily Stone, American journalist
  • Bryan Stone, American theologian
  • Reynolds Stone, noted English wood engraver, engraver, designer
  • Antonia Stone, created the United States' first community technology centers
  • Edward Albert Stone, Australian lawyer, lieutenant governor
  • Joseph Stone, Baron Stone, British general practitioner
  • Barbara Stone, Australian politician
  • Geoffrey R. Stone, American law professor and noted First Amendment scholar
  • John W. Stone, politician and judge
  • Linda Stone, writer and consultant
  • Tyler Stone, fictional character appearing
  • James W. Stone, U.S. Representative from Kentucky
  • Joseph Champlin Stone, pioneer doctor and one-term Republican U.S. Representative
  • Ian Stone, British stand-up comedian
  • George Lawrence Stone, American drummer and author
  • Shalom D. Stone, American lawyer at the firm of Stone Conroy LLC
  • John Hurford Stone, British radical political reformer and publisher
  • Arthur Harold Stone, British mathematician born in London
  • Edward James Stone, English astronomer
  • Marshall Harvey Stone, American mathematician
  • John Stone Stone, American mathematician, physicist and inventor
  • Irwin Stone, American biochemist, chemical engineer, and author
  • Howard A. Stone, Donald R. Dixon '69 and Elizabeth W. Dixon Professor
  • Jeremy Stone, was president of the Federation of American Scientists
  • Sharon Stone, American actress, producer
  • Edward Durell Stone, twentieth century American architect
  • Lewis Stone, American movie actor best
  • Lucy Stone, prominent U.S. orator, abolitionist
  • Sly and the Family Stone, American band from San Francisco
  • Sly Stone, American musician, songwriter, and record producer

Stone Namesakes

  • Arthur J. Stone, a leading American silversmith, was born
  • Irving Stone, American writer, chiefly
  • Carole Stone, British author and freelance radio and television broadcaster
  • Charles P. Stone, career United States Army officer during the middle of the 20th century
  • Rose Stone, African-American singer and keyboardist
  • Vet Stone, African-American soul singer
  • Lawrence Stone, English historian of early modern Britain
  • Pam Stone, American actress, comedian, writer
  • Carl Stone, American composer
  • Marcus Stone, English painter
  • Michael J. Stone, American planter and statesman from Charles County
  • Paulene Stone, former 'Vogue' cover girl
  • Frederick Stone, U.S. Congressman
  • Phil Stone, attorney from Oxford
  • J. F. S. Stone, British archaeologist, most famous for his work
  • Fred Stone, American actor
  • David Lee Stone, English fantasy author best
  • Samuel Stone, Puritan minister and co-founder of Hartford
  • Julius Stone, was Challis Professor of Jurisprudence and International Law at the University of Sydney
  • Anne Stone, Canadian writer, teacher, and editor
  • Nikki Stone, former American Olympic skier
  • Patrick Stone, Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
  • Toni Stone, first of three women to play professional baseball as a part of the Negro League
  • Douglas Maxwell Stone, Australian geologist, author, publisher
  • John Benjamin Stone, British Conservative politician and photographer
  • Doris Zemurray Stone, archaeologist and ethnographer
  • Emily Stone, American journalist
  • Bryan Stone, American theologian
  • Reynolds Stone, noted English wood engraver, engraver, designer
  • Antonia Stone, created the United States' first community technology centers
  • Edward Albert Stone, Australian lawyer, lieutenant governor
  • Joseph Stone, Baron Stone, British general practitioner
  • Barbara Stone, Australian politician
  • Geoffrey R. Stone, American law professor and noted First Amendment scholar
  • John W. Stone, politician and judge
  • Linda Stone, writer and consultant
  • Tyler Stone, fictional character appearing
  • James W. Stone, U.S. Representative from Kentucky
  • Joseph Champlin Stone, pioneer doctor and one-term Republican U.S. Representative
  • Ian Stone, British stand-up comedian
  • George Lawrence Stone, American drummer and author
  • Shalom D. Stone, American lawyer at the firm of Stone Conroy LLC
  • John Hurford Stone, British radical political reformer and publisher
  • Arthur Harold Stone, British mathematician born in London
  • Edward James Stone, English astronomer
  • Marshall Harvey Stone, American mathematician
  • John Stone Stone, American mathematician, physicist and inventor
  • Irwin Stone, American biochemist, chemical engineer, and author
  • Howard A. Stone, Donald R. Dixon '69 and Elizabeth W. Dixon Professor
  • Jeremy Stone, was president of the Federation of American Scientists
  • Sharon Stone, American actress, producer
  • Edward Durell Stone, twentieth century American architect
  • Lewis Stone, American movie actor best
  • Lucy Stone, prominent U.S. orator, abolitionist
  • Sly and the Family Stone, American band from San Francisco
  • Sly Stone, American musician, songwriter, and record producer

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