The Staggs surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,514 people carried this name — #3,724 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 31,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 9,369 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Staggs surname

Patronymic from Stagg.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Staggs» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Staggs in American newspapers,
1909–1917.

Newspaper page from The Columbia Herald carrying the name Staggs
The Columbia Herald 1909-11-26
Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Staggs
The Topeka State Journal 1915-12-01
Newspaper page from The Butte Daily Post carrying the name Staggs
The Butte Daily Post 1917-02-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 53,878 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Staggs in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1970s.

1,671 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Staggs. The most, 392, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,495
Queensland 70
Victoria 51
South Australia 34
Tasmania 7
Western Australia 5
ACT (Canberra) 1

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

Who carried it

People named Staggs,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Barbara Staggs
    Barbara Staggs 1940–2014 · politician
  • Arthur Staggs 1912–2013 · spy
  • Arthur Staggs 1912–2013 · spy
  • Jeff Staggs 1944–2014 · American football player
  • Erv Staggs 1948–2012 · basketball player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Staggs,
in the records of 6 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 States376 records

376 records of the Staggs name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 265
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 104
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William H. Staggs

    Born 1921 in Alabama. Enlisted 1945 at Fort McClellan; farmer from Lawrence County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Mount Zion Cemetery, Town Creek, Alabama.

    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 Larry Dean Staggs

    Born 1948; from Black Rock, Arkansas. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Joseph A. Staggs

    U.S. Army veteran of the Civil War. Born 1840, died 1917; buried at Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 376 records for Staggs in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia13 records

13 records of the Staggs name in Australia
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 4
  • Tasmanian Names Index 4
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thomas Staggs

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Marco Polo, aged 33; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Millicent Lucilla Staggs

    Retired of Glen Waverley, Victoria; died 2001.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Henry Staggs

    Left Hobart in 1852 aboard the Circassian, bound for Melbourne.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Staggs in Australia.

Counts: Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Staggs name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 1
  • Waimakariri District cemetery records, Canterbury 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Agnes Staggs

    Died 1955, aged 77; 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 Emma Staggs

    Died 1960; buried at Kaiapoi Anglican Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Waimakariri District 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).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Staggs name in Canada City of Calgary cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Munro Staggs

    Buried in 1932 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Staggs 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 W. G. Staggs

    Corporal, Royal Field Artillery. 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).

France1 record

1 record of the Staggs name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Bertha Elizabeth Staggs

    Born 1922 in Great Britain; died 2001 in Roubaix (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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