Stanley (family name)

Stanley
"Steinwiese"
Word meaning	Stone clearing; stone meadow
Emphasis	ˈStɛnli:
origin	Heptarchy ( britain )
language	Old English
Related names	Stoneley (archaic), Stanly , Lea or Léa, Lee , Leigh

Stanley is a family name .

etymology

Stanley refers to a contraction of the Old English words for stone (pronounced "stan") and for willow or forest clearing ("leah" or "leigh") from the Anglo-Saxon language area of ​​the 11th or 12th century .

The first written mention of the surname was with Robert de Stanleya in the " Pipe Rolls of Staffordshire," which, during the reign of 1130 Henry I have been dated.

Family names gained in importance at this time, as precise records management became necessary with the introduction of the poll tax .

Name bearer

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield (1874–1948), British manager and politician
• Allan Stanley (1926-2013), Canadian ice hockey player
• Arthur Stanley (politician) (1869–1947), British politician
• Arthur Stanley, 5th Baron Sheffield (1875–1931), English nobleman, Governor of Victoria, Australia
• Arthur Stanley (tennis player) , British tennis player
• Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815–1881), British church historian, writer and theologian
• Augustus Owsley Stanley (1867–1958), American politician

B.

• Bob Stanley (1932–1997), American graphic artist and painter, see Robert Stanley (painter)
• Bob Stanley (baseball player) (born 1954), American baseball player
• Bob Stanley (musician) (born 1964), British musician, author and filmmaker

C.

• Caroline Stanley (* 1993), American soccer goalkeeper
• Carter Stanley (1925–1966), American country singer, see The Stanley Brothers
• Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby (1628–1672), English nobleman, Lord Proprietor of the Isle of Man
• Charles Stanley (theologian) (* 1932), American theologian, Baptist clergyman and author
• Charles Henry Stanley (1819–1901), British-American chess player
• Chris Stanley (* 1979), Canadian ice hockey player
• Christopher Stanley (born 1965), American actor
• Clayton Stanley (* 1978), American volleyball player

D.

• Dylan Stanley (* 1984), Canadian ice hockey player

E.

• Edward Stanley, 1st Baron Monteagle (1460? –1523), British nobleman
• Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby (1509–1572), British nobleman
• Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby (1689–1776), British politician
• Edward Stanley (Bishop) (1779–1849), Bishop of Norwich
• Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley (1802–1869), British politician (Whig, Liberal Party)
• Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby (1826-1893), British politician
• Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby (1865–1948), British politician
• Edward Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby (1918–1994), British politician
• Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby (born 1962), British nobleman
• Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby (1752–1834), British politician, namesake for the derby in horse racing
• Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby (1775-1851), British politician and naturalist
• Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799–1869), British politician, Prime Minister
• Elizabeth Smith-Stanley, Countess of Derby (1753–1797), British nobleman and by marriage Countess of Derby
• Eugene Stanley (* 1941), American physicist

F.

• Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby (1559–1594), English nobleman
• Frank Stanley (1922–1999), American cameraman
• Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby (1841–1908), British politician, Member of the House of Commons and Governor General of Canada

G

• Gordon Stanley (born 1919), Australian marathon runner

H

• Henry Stanley, 3rd Baron Stanley of Alderley (1827–1903), British peer, diplomat, orientalist and translator
• Henry Morton Stanley (1841–1904), British explorer of Africa
• Humphrey Stanley († 1505), English knight

I.

• Ilse Stanley (born Ilse Davidsohn ; 1906–1970), German actress

J

• James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby (1607–1651), British general
• James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby (1664–1736), British politician
• Jason Stanley (* 1969), American philosopher
• Jim Stanley ( American football player ) (1935–2012), American football player and coach
• Jim Stanley (baseball player) (1888–1947), American baseball player
• John Stanley (1712–1786), English composer and organist

K

• Ken Stanley (1922-2013), English table tennis player
• Kim Stanley (1925–2001), American actress

L.

• Logan Stanley (* 1998), Canadian ice hockey player

M.

• Mark Stanley (* 1987), British actor
• Mike Stanley (rower) (born 1957), New Zealand rower and sports official
• Mike Stanley (baseball player) (born 1963), American baseball player

N

• Nikolai Topor-Stanley (* 1985), Australian soccer player

O

• Oliver Stanley (1896–1950), British politician, Member of the House of Commons
• Owsley Stanley (1935–2011), American sound engineer

P

• Paul Stanley (* 1952), American rock musician

R.

• Ralph Stanley (1927-2016), American country singer, see The Stanley Brothers
• Ransome Stanley (* 1953), German-English artist
• Richard Stanley (director) (born 1966), South African director and screenwriter
• Richard P. Stanley (* 1944), American mathematician
• Roba Stanley (1910 / 1911–1986), American old-time musician
• Robert Stanley (politician, 1828) (1828–1911), English politician and mayor, convert to Islam
• Robert Stanley (politician, 1847) (1847-1918), Australian politician
• Robert Stanley (painter) (1932–1997), American printmaker and painter
• Ronnie Stanley (* 1994), American football player

S.

• Sadie Stanley (* 2001), American actress
• Simon Carl Stanley (1703–1761), Danish sculptor of British descent
• Steven M. Stanley (* 1941), American paleontologist

T

• Thomas Stanley (Chancellor) († 1410), English civil servant
• Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley (around 1405–1458 / 1459), English nobleman and politician
• Thomas Stanley, 2nd Baron Monteagle (1507–1560), English peer
• Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (around 1435–1504), English statesman
• Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby (1477–1521), English peer
• Thomas Stanley, 8th Baron Stanley of Alderley (1927–2013), British peer and politician
• Thomas Stanley (writer) (1625–1678), English writer
• Thomas Stanley (actor) (born 1996), American actor
• Thomas Bahnson Stanley (1890–1970), American politician

V

• Venetia Stanley (1887–1948), British noblewoman

W.

• Wendell Meredith Stanley (1904–1971), American chemist and biologist
• William Stanley (knight) (around 1435–1495), English knight and general
• William Stanley, 3rd Baron Monteagle (around 1528–1581), English nobleman
• William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby (1561–1642), English nobleman
• William Stanley (inventor) (1858–1916), American inventor
• William E. Stanley (1844-1910), American politician (Kansas)
• William T. Stanley (around 1957-2015), American zoologist
• Winifred C. Stanley (1909–1996), American politician

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kristoffer Kruken and Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
2. ↑ PH Reaney and RM Wilson: Oxford Dictionary of English last names (2005)