The Stapp surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,675 people carried this name — #8,909 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 80,000 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (3,693).

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In print

Stapp in American newspapers,
1899–1922.

Newspaper page from Stone County Enterprise carrying the name Stapp
Stone County Enterprise 1922-12-14
Newspaper page from The Weekly Corinthian carrying the name Stapp
The Weekly Corinthian 1899-08-09
Newspaper page from The Colfax Chronicle carrying the name Stapp
The Colfax Chronicle 1899-09-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,237 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Stapp in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

373 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Stapp. The most, 79, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 205
New South Wales 53
Victoria 47
Western Australia 40
South Australia 11
Tasmania 8
ACT (Canberra) 5
Northern Territory 3

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

Who carried it

People named Stapp,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Emilie Blackmore Stapp
    Emilie Blackmore Stapp 1876–1962 · writer
  • John Stapp
    John Stapp 1910–1999 · physician
  • Milton Stapp 1792–1869 · writer
  • Carl Stapp 1888–1984 · biologist
  • Jack Stapp 1912–1980 · music publisher
  • Gustav Stapp 1926–1985 · politician

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 Stapp,
in the records of 4 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 States263 records

263 records of the Stapp name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 148
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 57
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 37
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 12
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Wayne C. Stapp

    Born 1915 in Missouri. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; farm hand from Webster County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1957, buried at Springfield National Cemetery, Missouri.

    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 Christine Stapp

    Arrived at New York in 1853 aboard the Olivia from Havre, aged 23; laborer. From Bavaria, Germany.

    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 Charles William Stapp

    Born 1931; from Mountain Grove, Missouri. U.S. Marine Corps; killed in action 1952 in Korea.

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

Showing 3 of 263 records for Stapp in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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).

Germany41 records

41 records of the Stapp name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Ludwig Stapp

    From Sprenglingen. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 4 August 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Alfred Stapp

    From Grethen, Leipzig. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 14 August 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Georg Stapp

    From Sprendlingen, Offenbach. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 2 September 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 41 records for Stapp in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Australia37 records

37 records of the Stapp name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 29
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 4
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jno Stapp

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Willing, aged 32; British subject.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 Elizabeth Stapp

    Arrived in Queensland in 1865 aboard the Empress of the Seas, aged 14.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Langston Stapp

    Retired of Ballarat, Victoria; died 1996.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 37 records for Stapp in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). 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).

New Zealand8 records

8 records of the Stapp 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 Ernest George Gordon Stapp

    Died 1936, aged 72; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, 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 Maurice Peter Stapp

    Died 1997, aged 70; buried at Fairhall 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 Sybil Gwendolyne Stapp

    Died 1970, aged 78; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Stapp 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).

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