The Stackhouse surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,844 people carried this name — #5,906 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 50,500 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (5,868).

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

35 Stackhouse families were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 197 people lived in those households, 5.6 to a family on average. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 27
Virginia 3
South Carolina 2
Vermont 1
Connecticut 1
New York 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 263 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Stackhouse in American newspapers,
1905–1906.

Newspaper page from Ottumwa Tri-weekly Courier carrying the name Stackhouse
Ottumwa Tri-weekly Courier 1905-07-01
Newspaper page from Mexico Missouri Message carrying the name Stackhouse
Mexico Missouri Message 1906-04-19
Newspaper page from Mexico Missouri Message carrying the name Stackhouse
Mexico Missouri Message 1906-05-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 21,921 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Stackhouse in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

5,329 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Stackhouse. The most, 906, date from the 1880s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Tasmania, at 13.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 4,537
Victoria 328
New South Wales 202
Queensland 99
South Australia 87
Western Australia 63
ACT (Canberra) 8
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Stackhouse.

Who carried it

People named Stackhouse,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Thomas Stackhouse
    Thomas Stackhouse 1677–1752 · writer
  • John Stackhouse
    John Stackhouse 1742–1819 · botanist
  • Joyce Stackhouse d. 2005
  • Catherine Stackhouse d. 1788
  • John Stackhouse 1675–1739 · businessperson
  • Robert Stackhouse 1691–

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Stackhouse,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States435 records

435 records of the Stackhouse name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 205
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 101
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 71
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 23
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 21
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 12
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Othea H. Stackhouse

    Born 1919 in South Carolina. Enlisted 1941 at Jamaica, New York; cook from Nassau County, New York. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1979, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Hubert Stackhouse

    Born 1947; from Fayetteville, North Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William Stackhouse

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Baltic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 60; mason. From Shipley, England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 435 records for Stackhouse in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia87 records

87 records of the Stackhouse name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 41
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 39
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 6
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ellen Stackhouse

    Died 1898 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 73. Will registered in Tasmania in 1898.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Margt Stackhouse

    Arrived in Victoria in 1883 aboard the Sorata, as an infant.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Thomas Stackhouse

    Of Maclean, Clarence River; died 1886.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 87 records for Stackhouse in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada18 records

18 records of the Stackhouse name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 8
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 5
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Roy Joseph Stackhouse

    Buried in 2000 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 74.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Alice Maud Stackhouse

    Died 1953 in Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record William Arthur Stackhouse

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 18 records for Stackhouse in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand11 records

11 records of the Stackhouse name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ita Beatrice Stackhouse

    Died 1994, aged 72; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Lilly Jane Stackhouse

    Died 1908, aged 24; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ivy Lillian Maude Stackhouse

    Died 1984, aged 70; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Stackhouse in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Stackhouse name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. Stackhouse

    King's Royal Rifle Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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