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Across the world, Stanhope (Stan , Stanhope ) is a common predominantly male, but scarcely feminine forename. The forename Stanhope is characteristic of Romania, where it is quite a common largely boy's, but seldom female name, Canada, where it is quite a common boy's name, and Australia, where it is quite a rare male name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, Canada, and Romania. Likewise, Stanhope is the last name as well as the forename.
Stanhope is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Stan Marsh , the South Park character; Mad Stan , the character in Batman Beyond; Stan Smith , the character from the animated series American Dad!; Stan Litwak , the character from Disney's Wreck-It Ralph and Stan Shunpike , character in Harry Potter, and in many other works.