What is "stanier"

Stanier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• John Stanier (drummer) (born 1968), played with Helmet and others
• Field Marshal John Wilfred Stanier (1925–2007), head of the British Army
• Marny Stanier (born 1962), American TV meteorologist
• Roger Stanier (1916–1982), Canadian microbiologist
• William Stanier (1876–1965), Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway