stone last name meaning
Recorded as Stone, Stoner, Stones and Stoneman, this is a surname of English origins of which there are at least three. The first is locational from any of the villages called Stone in the various counties of Worcester, Kent, Hampshire and Staffordshire. The second possibility is that the name is topographic, and as such was given to someone who dwelt by a conspicuous standing stone or monument. Thirdly it may have been an occupational nickname surname for one who worked in the stone industry such as a mason or stone cutter.