Last Name STONEHAM

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Of Stoneham. North and South Stoneham are parishes in county Hants, near Southampton. Smaller localities bearing the same doubtless exist, and have furnished representatives.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 32,129 (2000 US census) 26,007 (1990 US census)
Count 677 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 72.97%, or 494 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 21.86%, or 148 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.81%, or 19 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.48%, or 10 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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English surnames

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