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Stainton Family History

Stainton Surname Meaning

English (Lincolnshire and northern England): habitational name from any of various places called Stainton including Stainton by Langworth, Market Stainton, and Stainton le Vale (all Lincolnshire), Stainton Dale (North Yorkshire), and Stainton (Cumberland, Durham, Lincolnshire, Lancashire, Westmorland, Yorkshire, and North Yorkshire).

The placenames derive either from Old Norse steinn ‘stone, rock’ or from Old English stān ‘stone, rock’, later replaced by Old Norse steinn + Old English tūn.

The name was probably sometimes confused with or absorbed by Stanton.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Stainton family from?

You can see how Stainton families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Stainton family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Stainton families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 267 Stainton families living in Yorkshire. This was about 23% of all the recorded Stainton's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Stainton families in 1891.
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What did your Stainton ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Gardener and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Stainton. 14% of Stainton men worked as a Gardener and 71% of Stainton women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Stainton were Builders Labourer and Domestic Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Gardener
    14%
  • General Labourer
    11%
  • Incapacitated
    7%
  • Builders Labourer
    7%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    71%
  • Private Means
    5%
  • Unpaid Domestic Duti
    4%
  • Domestic Duties
    3%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Stainton. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Stainton. For the veterans among your Stainton ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Stainton lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Stainton life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Stainton in 1946 was 47, and 76 in 2004.

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