Stockdale
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Habitational surname from a minor place in Cumbria, from Old English stocc (“tree trunk”) + dæl (“valley”).
Proper noun
Stockdale (countable and uncountable, plural Stockdales)
- (countable) A surname from Old English.
- (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
- An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Wabash County, Indiana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Clay County, Missouri, United States.
- A census-designated place in Pike County, Ohio, United States.
- A borough of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A city in Wilson County, Texas, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Stockdale is the 7717th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4301 individuals. Stockdale is most common among White (82.24%) and Black/African American (12.67%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Stockdale”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.