As described in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) A town in England. The name was probably given to an individual who resided near or by some remarkable stone, or at a place called Stone. "Will at the Stone."

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.


Patronymica Britannica (1860)

STONE. A very common local surname. There are towns, parishes, kc, so called in cos. Stafford, Buckingham, Gloucester, Kent, Worcester, &c.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Surname type: Location or geographical feature

Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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