Explore the Family Name Stoneking

The meaning of Stoneking

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Steinkönig, composed of Middle High German stein ‘stone’ + kūnic ‘king’, perhaps a nickname of anecdotal origin.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Stoneking has seen a slight decrease over time. In 2000, it was ranked 13,158th most popular and by 2010, it had dropped to the 13,938th position, marking a decrease of 5.93%. Despite this drop in rank, the count of individuals with the Stoneking surname saw a minor increase from 2,130 in 2000 to 2,166 in 2010, reflecting a growth of 1.69%. However, the proportion of people named Stoneking per 100,000 decreased by 7.59%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,158	#13,938	-5.93%
Count	2,130	2,166	1.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.79	0.73	-7.59%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stoneking

As for ethnic identity, the majority of individuals with the surname Stoneking are White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 95.87% identified as White and this slightly decreased to 94.55% by 2010. There were also marginal changes in other categories over the decade. The percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander went from 0.38% to zero while those identifying as having two or more races increased from 1.22% to 1.57%. The Hispanic representation also increased from 2.07% to 2.59%. Although Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native identification were non-existent in 2000, by 2010 there was a reported 0.74% identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.87%	94.55%	-1.38%
Hispanic	2.07%	2.59%	25.12%
Two or More Races	1.22%	1.57%	28.69%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.74%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.38%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%