Stence

Stence Meaning & Origin

About Stence
The surname Stence is of English origin and is derived from the medieval personal name "Sten", which itself is a short form of the name "Stephen". The name Stephen comes from the Greek name "Stephanos", meaning "crown" or "garland". Therefore, the surname Stence is likely to have originated as a patronymic surname, meaning it was used to identify the descendants of someone named Sten or Stephen.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Stence is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Stence: 270
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 72,105
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Stence based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Stence is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
STNS
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S30520
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S T EH1 N S
🌐 IPA
/stence*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('STNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S352

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Stence in Braille

Here's how to represent Stence in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Stence in braille

How to sign the name Stence using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Stence using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Stence in sign language

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