The Stoker surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,888 people carried this name — #5,082 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 42,700 people counted. That is up 9% from 6,327 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Stoker surname

From stoker (“stoker, one who stokes fuel”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entries «Stoker» (Dutch) and «stoker» (Dutch), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

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

An early record he cites: Elena le Stocker, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Stocker and Stoker.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 718 · public domain.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 43 people named Stoker.

9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Aube.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 9
Aube 10
Côte-d’Or 9
Haute-Marne 5
Vienne 2
Haute-Garonne 2
Paris 2
Hautes-Pyrénées 1
Indre 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

44 families named Stoker, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 235 people lived in those households, 5.3 to a family on average. The table counts it together with one other spelling. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Massachusetts 14
Pennsylvania 11
Virginia 4
Maryland 3
New Hampshire 2
Connecticut 2
New York 2
South Carolina 2
Maine 1
Vermont 1
Rhode Island 1
North Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 263 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Stoker in American newspapers,
1886–1910.

Newspaper page from The Dallas Daily Herald carrying the name Stoker
The Dallas Daily Herald 1887-04-15
Newspaper page from Martinsburg Independent carrying the name Stoker
Martinsburg Independent 1886-12-04
Newspaper page from The Oskaloosa Herald carrying the name Stoker
The Oskaloosa Herald 1910-10-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 65,951 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Stoker in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

7,919 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Stoker. The most, 1,068, date from the 1910s. 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 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 4,035
Victoria 2,101
Queensland 829
Western Australia 425
South Australia 365
Tasmania 116
ACT (Canberra) 30
Northern Territory 3

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

Who carried it

People named Stoker,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Bram Stoker
    Bram Stoker 1847–1912 · screenwriter
  • Bram Stoker
    Bram Stoker 1847–1912 · screenwriter
  • William Stoker 1773–1848
  • Susannah Stoker 1793–
  • Abraham Stoker 1799–1876 · civil servant
  • Anne Stoker 1810–

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 Stoker,
in the records of 8 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 States558 records

558 records of the Stoker name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 184
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 167
  • Other U.S. records 207
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Kenneth Grant Stoker

    Born 1947; from Alameda, California. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Melita M. Stoker

    Born 1918 in Arkansas. Enlisted 1944 in the Women's Army Corps at Little Rock; secondary school teacher. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at City Cemetery, Ashdown, Arkansas.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1907 aboard the Kaiserin A. Victoria from Hamburg, aged 23; seamstress. From Miroschan, Austria. Born in Ujesd, Austria.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 558 records for Stoker in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · 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. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands5,786 records

5,786 records of the Stoker name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3,663
  • Dutch population registers 2,030
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 93
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Stoker

    Married in 1886 in Borger; farmer. Died 1927 in Borger, aged 67.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hiltje Stoker

    Married in 1944 in Ooststellingwerf; domestic servant. Died 1956 in Heerenveen, aged 35.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Crijn Stoker

    Married in 1836 in Egmond aan Zee; labourer. Died 1881 in Egmond aan Zee, aged 69.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5,786 records for Stoker 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).

Australia190 records

190 records of the Stoker name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 113
  • Tasmanian Names Index 26
  • Other Australian records 51
  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 David Stoker

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Mount Stewart Elphinstone, sailing from Gibraltar in 1848. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1849.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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 Anderson Stoker

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Red Jacket, aged 41; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Stoker

    Gentleman of Footscray, Victoria; died 1994.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 190 records for Stoker in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). 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); 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).

Canada26 records

26 records of the Stoker name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 16
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • Other Canadian records 7
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Matthew Stoker

    Killed in 1968 at the Dominion No. 26 mine, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Chas Stoker

    Came to Ontario in 1879 aboard the Polynesian, landing at Halifax, bound for London, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Bob Stoker

    Buried in 1995 at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence

Showing 3 of 26 records for Stoker in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); 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).

United Kingdom18 records

18 records of the Stoker name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 14
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 3
  • Welsh wills index cards 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Sarah Stoker

    Will proved in 1931; of Bangor, Carnarvon.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. Stoker

    Yorkshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record R. Stoker

    Gunner, 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)

Showing 3 of 18 records for Stoker in the United Kingdom.

Counts: 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. · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France17 records

17 records of the Stoker 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 Raymond Lucien Stoker

    Born 1937 in Montangon (Aube); died 1979 in Viriat (Ain).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Germaine Marie-Louise Stoker

    Born 1902 in Algeria; died 1998 in Menton (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Charlotte Louise Alice Stoker

    Born 1896 in Rouvroy-sur-Marne (Haute-Marne); died 1979 in Draveil (Essonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Stoker in France.

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).

Germany7 records

7 records of the Stoker name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 6
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Josef Max Karl Stoker

    From Berlin. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 2 May 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Jakob Stoker

    Left Buchheim for America in 1875.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)

Showing 2 of 7 records for Stoker in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (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); 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 Stoker name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Harry Stoker

    Died 1925, aged 60; 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 Elizabeth Stoker

    Died 1935; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City 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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