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Stanhope Surname Origin
(Locality). From the town of Stanhope, in the bishopric of Durham, England. From stan, stone, and hope, the side of a hill, or low ground amid hills.
Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857.
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'Life is lived forward, but understood backwards.'