Stallings
A chiefly English and American surname that likely began as a place-based or nickname-style name built on the word for a stall or stable.
The #2,093 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 17,879 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Stallings is most likely an English surname formed from the word "stall" or from a place-name built on that element. In Middle English, a "stall" could mean a stable, a booth, or a standing place, so the name may originally have referred to someone who lived by, worked at, or came from such a place. The ending -ings often suggests either "people of" a place or association with a family or settlement name.
History
The surname is found in England and later in the United States, where it became more common through migration and family expansion. In American records it is often treated as an established hereditary surname rather than a recent spelling. Because the form can reflect several similar older patterns, its exact local origin may differ from family to family.
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Fun fact
The -ings ending is a useful clue in English surnames: it can sometimes point to an old place-name or to the people associated with a place, not just a simple plural form.