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There are approximately 51,416 people named Stone in the UK. That makes it the 156th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 814 are named Stone.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Stone surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) A town in England. The name was probably given to an individual who resided near or by some remarkable stone, or at a place called Stone. "Will at the Stone."

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

STONE. A very common local surname. There are towns, parishes, kc, so called in cos. Stafford, Buckingham, Gloucester, Kent, Worcester, &c.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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