Explore the Family Name Stackpole

The meaning of Stackpole

English and Welsh: habitational name from Stackpole (Pembrokeshire), apparently named with Old Norse stakkr ‘stack’ + pollr ‘pool’, referring to a stack of rocks on the coast at the entrance to Broadhaven. The name was taken to Ireland and adapted by settlers of Norman descent, where it is recorded in Dublin as early as 1200. The name has been Gaelicized as de Stacapúl; the family was also known in Irish as Galldubh ‘dark stranger’.

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How common is the last name Stackpole in the United States?

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Stackpole has seen a slight decrease in the United States. In 2000, it ranked 18,975th, and by the 2010 census, it had fallen to 20,248th, signifying a 6.71% decrease. The count of people with this surname similarly decreased by 1.13%, from 1,329 in 2000 to 1,314 in 2010. Correspondingly, the proportion of the population with the Stackpole surname per 100,000 individuals declined by 8.16%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,975	#20,248	-6.71%
Count	1,329	1,314	-1.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.49	0.45	-8.16%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stackpole

In terms of ethnicity and based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals bearing the Stackpole surname identify as White, with a minor increase of 0.11% from 95.18% in 2000 to 95.28% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander disappeared from the 2010 census data. Individuals identifying with two or more races saw an increase of 32.00%, while those identifying as Hispanic rose by 18.63%. There were no recorded data for individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.18%	95.28%	0.11%
Hispanic	2.63%	3.12%	18.63%
Two or More Races	0.75%	0.99%	32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.6%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%