The Stamps surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,307 people carried this name — #4,828 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 40,300 people counted. That is up 5% from 6,962 in 2000.

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In print

Stamps in American newspapers,
1874–1923.

Newspaper page from New Orleans Republican carrying the name Stamps
New Orleans Republican 1874-01-22
Newspaper page from New Orleans Republican carrying the name Stamps
New Orleans Republican 1874-01-23
Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Stamps
The Washington Daily News 1923-01-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,334 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Stamps in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

1,035 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Stamps. The most, 162, date from the 1900s. New South Wales 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 Victoria, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 327
Victoria 324
Queensland 136
South Australia 95
Tasmania 94
Western Australia 50
ACT (Canberra) 5

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

Who carried it

People named Stamps,
with a public archive behind them.

  • T. B. Stamps d. 1898 · politician
  • Edtwon Stamps d. 2019
  • Maurice Stamps 1915–
  • Jackie Stamps 1918–1991 · association football player
  • Jackie Stamps 1918–1991 · association football player
  • Bill Stamps 1921–2007 · Australian rules football player

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

In the public record

People named Stamps,
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 States365 records

365 records of the Stamps name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 223
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 111
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 12
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 8
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James W. Stamps

    Born 1914 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1944 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi; farm hand from Overton County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Miller Cemetery, Livingston, Tennessee.

    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 Auguste Stamps

    Arrived at New York in 1864 aboard the Ferdinand from Bremen, aged 25; servant. From Wremen, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record George Harrell Stamps

    Born 1947; from Madison Heights, Michigan. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 365 records for Stamps 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands470 records

470 records of the Stamps name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 279
  • Dutch population registers 185
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 6
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Henricus Stamps

    Married in 1847 in Best; born in Sint-Oedenrode. Died 1899 in Best.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Adrianus Stamps

    Born 1897 in Boxtel. Died 1963 in Boxtel.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Petrus Paulus Stamps

    In the population register of Gouda; furniture maker, born 1916 in Gouda.

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Midden-Holland (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 470 records for Stamps 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia26 records

26 records of the Stamps name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 16
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 7
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  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 William Stamps

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Cape Packet ex Waterloo, sailing from Sheerness & Cape of Good Hope in 1842.

    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 Wilmot C. Stamps

    Public servant of E St Kilda, Victoria; died 1945.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Ann Stamps

    Arrived in Victoria in 1860 aboard the Blue Jacket, aged 40.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 26 records for Stamps in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France2 records

2 records of the Stamps 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 Zelie Zenobie Stamps

    Born 1896 in Comines; died 1978 in Comines (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Simone Ernestine Stamps

    Born 1922 in Haveluy; died 1987 in Escaudain (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).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Stamps name in Canada Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Thomas Stamps

    Died 1912; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

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

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