The Stalker surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,452 people carried this name — #9,421 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 85,500 people counted. That is up 14% from 3,033 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Stalker surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as an occupational name: ‘the stalker’.

An early record he cites: Amabil le Stalker, Huntingdonshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 711 · public domain.

In Scotland’s registers today

Stalker was recorded 22 times in Scotland’s registers of births, marriages and deaths in 2025.

That made it the 1076th most common name in those registers, shared with others on the same count. In 1975, the first year of the series, the count was 21. Each birth counts the child’s surname, each marriage both partners’ and each death the surname of the person who died — a yearly count of registrations, not of the people who live in Scotland.

National Records of Scotland, «Most Common Surnames, 2025» (published 26 May 2026): every surname recorded 10 or more times in the 2025 registers, and the series from 1975 · different spellings are counted separately — © Crown copyright 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In print

Stalker in American newspapers,
1905–1912.

Newspaper page from The Berne Witness carrying the name Stalker
The Berne Witness 1905-08-25
Newspaper page from The Berne Witness carrying the name Stalker
The Berne Witness 1905-08-08
Newspaper page from The Logan Republican carrying the name Stalker
The Logan Republican 1912-03-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 483 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Stalker in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

3,783 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Stalker. The most, 575, date from the 1940s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 4.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,165
New South Wales 1,100
Tasmania 887
Queensland 275
Western Australia 213
South Australia 87
ACT (Canberra) 39

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

Who carried it

People named Stalker,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Elizabeth Stalker d. 1836
  • Andrew Stalker 1696–1770
  • Eunice Stalker 1797–1825
  • William Stalker 1811–1888
  • Margaret Davison 1820–1907
  • Millikan Stalker 1841–1909 · veterinarian

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Stalker,
in the records of 7 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 States366 records

366 records of the Stalker name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 107
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 70
  • Other U.S. records 189
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Millard G. Stalker

    Born 1923 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Croft, South Carolina; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1965, buried at Country Holiness Cemetery, Sanford, North Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Catherine Stalker

    Arrived at New York in 1855 aboard the Andrew Foster from Liverpool, aged 22; servant. From Scotland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Robert W. Stalker

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1939, died 1985; buried at Port Hudson National Cemetery, Louisiana.

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

Showing 3 of 366 records for Stalker in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia328 records

328 records of the Stalker name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 127
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 108
  • Other Australian records 93
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Duncan Stalker

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Maria Somes, sailing from London in 1844. Native of Perth, Perthshire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1849.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ronald McFarlane Stalker

    Died 1916 in Ulverstone, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1917.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary Amelia Sarah Stalker

    Born 1898 in Hobart, Tasmania. Married 1913 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 16.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 328 records for Stalker in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Canada108 records

108 records of the Stalker name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 62
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 14
  • Other Canadian records 32
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hu Stalker

    Came to Ontario in 1875 aboard the Scan, landing at Ptland, bound for Collingwood, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John G. Stalker

    Died 1960, aged 68; buried at Transcona Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elizabeth Stalker

    Died 1933 in Lockeport, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 108 records for Stalker in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · 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. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · 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); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom59 records

59 records of the Stalker name in the United Kingdom
  • Stirling Council burial records 40
  • Scottish rolls of honour, First World War 12
  • Other British records 7
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record John Stalker

    Born 1899 at Aberdeen; grocer's warehouseman. Served in the First World War. Named in the Morayshire roll of honour (1921).

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Christina Stalker

    Died 1919, aged 75; buried at Bannockburn Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Stalker

    Buried in 1850 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 70.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 59 records for Stalker in the United Kingdom.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands10 records

10 records of the Stalker name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Sara Stalker

    Married in 1728 in Breda; born in Breda.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Breda (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jan Stalker

    Buried in 1770 in Montfoort.

    Open Archives, RHC Rijnstreek en Lopikerwaard (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Christijaan Stalker

    Baptised in 1747 in Klundert.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Stalker in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand8 records

8 records of the Stalker name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 5
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 3
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Nellie Winifred Stalker

    Died 1955, aged 67; 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 James MacDonald Stalker

    Died 1944, aged 71; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Cherrie Stalker

    Died 1980, aged 82; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Stalker in New Zealand.

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

France1 record

1 record of the Stalker 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 Leon Howard Stalker

    Born 1921 in the United States; died 1984 in Allemagne de l’Ouest.

    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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