The Stone surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 149,802 people carried this name — #162 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,800 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
73 people named Stone live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 66 people named Stone.
Most of them — 49 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
25 people named Stone have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 113 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Stone in American newspapers,
1892–1926.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,780,327 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Stone,
with a public archive behind them.
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Samuel Stone 1602–1663 · pastor -
William Stone 1603–1660 -
Henry Stone 1616–1653 · painter -
George Stone 1708–1764 · archbishop -
William Murray Stone 1779–1837 · Christian minister
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 191 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Stone.
- Stolarczyk 305 · U.S. census
- Stoll 11,588 · U.S. census
- Stolle 1,177 · U.S. census
- Stoller 3,389 · U.S. census
- Stoltz 5,640 · U.S. census
- Stolz 3,271 · U.S. census
- Stoop 384 · U.S. census
- Stoppa 155 · U.S. census
- Stora 172 · U.S. census
- Storck 1,644 · U.S. census
- Stordeur 134 · U.S. census
- Storme 128 · U.S. census
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