The Stidham surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,579 people carried this name — #4,684 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 7,386 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Stidham surname

Apparently a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place.

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

In print

Stidham in American newspapers,
1875–1907.

Newspaper page from The Bossier Banner carrying the name Stidham
The Bossier Banner 1875-07-29
Newspaper page from Deming Graphic carrying the name Stidham
Deming Graphic 1907-03-22
Newspaper page from The Bossier Banner carrying the name Stidham
The Bossier Banner 1875-07-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 22,648 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Stidham,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Tyman Stidham 1664–1776 · physician
  • Arbee Stidham 1917–1988 · blues musician
  • Ronald Stidham 1940–2021 · professor

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Stidham,
in the records of the United States.

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 States306 records

306 records of the Stidham name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 229
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 63
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 4
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Earl G. Stidham

    Born 1918 in Texas. Enlisted 1940 at Houston; filling station attendant from Harris County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1982, buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    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 Lloyd D. Stidham

    Born 1930; from Breathitt County, Kentucky. U.S. Army, pioneer; killed in action 1950 in North Korea.

    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 Isaac M. Stidham

    Confederate Army veteran. Born 1836, died 1908; buried at Calvin Cemetery, Oklahoma.

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

Showing 3 of 306 records for Stidham 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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).

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