Stanion
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Stanyan, Stanyon
Etymology
Recorder as Stanere in the Domesday Book and as Stanerna in the Pipe rolls, the placename probably derives from Old English stān (“stone”) + earn (“house, cottage”).
Proper noun
Stanion (countable and uncountable, plural Stanions)
- A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP9186).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Stanion is the 186924th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 111 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Stanion”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.