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Stanich - Starzyk

Most Comon Surname in this Range: Stanley

Stanley is an important English surname and has a noble background. The Earl of Derby Stanley family trace their lineage directly back to Wilham the Conqueror, Adam de Aldithley, when his grandson married the Stanley heiress from Staffordshire. Stanley itself is of Anglo-Saxon origin and was a location named for the Olde English words “stan” or stone and “leah” or a clearing.

2nd most Common Surname in this Range: Stark

The surname Stark comes from England and originates in medieval times from the Olde English word “stearc”, which meant firm and unyielding. Stark was originally a medieval nickname for a strong or determined man and appears regularly as a surname starting in the early 1300s in England and later recorded in Scotland. The first appearance is in 1222 in Suffolk with Rannulf Stark.

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