Stanger
English
Etymology
Various origins:
- English surname, probably derived from Middle English stang (“pole”) and possibly being a topographic surname fro someone who lived by a pole or stake
- Orcadian habitational surname, from a minor place called Stanagar, in the parish of Stromness.
- Borrowed from German Stanger, an occupational surname for a maker of shafts.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Stanger is the 8878th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3688 individuals. Stanger is most common among White (93.71%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Stanger”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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