The Storm surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,895 people carried this name — #3,596 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 29,900 people counted. That is up 2% from 9,668 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Storm surname

From storm (“storm”).

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 184 people named Storm live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 118
La Pampa 66

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 119 people named Storm live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in East Flanders.

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

Where they live today

East Flanders 52
West Flanders 27
Walloon Brabant 10
Hainaut 10
Antwerp 8
Brussels-Capital 6
Namur 6

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 47 people named Storm.

10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Nord.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 10
Nord 19
Seine-Maritime 6
Paris 5
Hauts-de-Seine 3
Pas-de-Calais 2
Eure 1
Gironde 1

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

37 people named Storm live in Switzerland.

They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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

Where they live today

Zurich 13
Vaud 7
Aargau 5
Basel-Stadt 5
Bern 4
Valais 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In the Nordic population registers

2,899 people named Storm are counted in Sweden, Norway and Finland.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 2,224
Norway (2025) 434
Finland (2026) 241

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

62 families named Storm, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 367 people lived in those households, 5.9 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 2 other spellings. 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

New York 40
Maryland 12
Pennsylvania 6
Massachusetts 2
North Carolina 2

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. 264 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Storm in American newspapers,
1882–1922.

Newspaper page from The Grenada Sentinel carrying the name Storm
The Grenada Sentinel 1882-05-27
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Storm
Daily Kennebec Journal 1919-03-15
Newspaper page from The Semi-weekly Leader carrying the name Storm
The Semi-weekly Leader 1922-01-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,509 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Storm in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

6,317 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Storm. The most, 1,582, date from the 1940s. 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 Western Australia, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,633
Western Australia 1,152
Victoria 1,000
Queensland 722
South Australia 567
Tasmania 160
ACT (Canberra) 56
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Storm,
with a public archive behind them.

  • G. F. Storm d. 1834 · engraver
  • Agnes Robina Jessie Storm d. 1949
  • Jan Storm 1425–1488 · poet
  • Dirck Storm 1630–1716 · civil servant
  • Arvid Christian Storm 1640–1713
  • Ulrik Frederik Storm 1685–1754

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

In the public record

People named Storm,
in the records of 11 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 States1,369 records

1,369 records of the Storm name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 398
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 325
  • Other U.S. records 646
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ralph Dorman Storm

    Born 1942; from Union City, California. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    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 Kenneth W. Storm

    Born 1920 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Hartford, Connecticut; metal worker. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II and the Korean War; died 1985, buried at Fairview Cemetery, Massachusetts.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Leslie G. Storm

    Born 1909 in Missouri. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; driver from Carroll County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Whorton Cemetery, Bosworth, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,369 records for Storm in the United States.

Counts: 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, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · 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).

Netherlands9,977 records

9,977 records of the Storm name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 5,144
  • Dutch population registers 3,482
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1,351
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joseph Hendrik Storm

    Married in 1899 in Amsterdam; manufacturer. Died 1936 in Amersfoort, aged 67.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Bernardina Storm

    Married in 1831 in Arnhem; maidservant. Died 1867 in Arnhem, aged 74.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anthonij Nicolaas Storm

    Married in 1827 in Beverwijk; florist. Died 1852 in Haarlem, aged 47.

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

Showing 3 of 9,977 records for Storm 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).

Germany346 records

346 records of the Storm name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 341
  • German applications to settle and marry 3
  • German estate files 2
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hermann Storm

    Born 1890; from Ostdeep, Greifenberg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 3 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 357).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Karl Störm

    Named in an application to settle and marry at Höchheim in 1844.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Würzburg (CC0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ferdinand Theodor Johann Storm

    Estate settled at Neustadt in 1876.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Schleswig-Holstein (CC0)

Showing 3 of 346 records for Storm 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); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Norway115 records

115 records of the Storm name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Aage Gerhard Storm

    Census of 1910: Kirkegate, Flekkefjord; lawyer, born 1856 in Christianssund N.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Borghild Storm

    Census of 1910: Vibesgate, Kristiania; born 1882 in V. Aker.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Johannes Fries Storm

    Census of 1910: Erling Skakkesgate, Trondhjem; "underbryggermester", born 1867 in Christiania.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 115 records for Storm in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia85 records

85 records of the Storm name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 62
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 12
  • Other Australian records 11
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ann Storm

    Arrived in Victoria in 1856 aboard the Marco Polo, aged 24; English.

    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 Geo Henry Storm

    Arrived in Queensland in 1926 aboard the Orama, aged 38.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 85 records for Storm in Australia.

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

France20 records

20 records of the Storm 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 Andre Clement Storm

    Born 1938 in Paris; died 1990 in Villefontaine (Isère).

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

    Born 1919 in Bordeaux; died 1994 in Bordeaux (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 20 records for Storm 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).

Belgium20 records

20 records of the Storm name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Henri Storm

    Died 1966 in Baardegem; born 1912 in Sint Michiels; bricklayer.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Aalst (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record François Storm

    Died 1895 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 20 records for Storm in Belgium.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada14 records

14 records of the Storm name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 4
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Other Canadian records 7
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Bristol Storm

    Left New York in 1783 aboard the Clinton, bound for Annapolis and St Johns, aged 40.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Norman Storm

    Died 1994, aged 88; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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

Showing 2 of 14 records for Storm in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Finland7 records

7 records of the Storm name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1914–1922 4
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 3
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Oskar Arvid Storm

    Born 1914 in Mustasaari; policeman. Died in 1941 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Mustasaari.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 7 records for Storm in Finland.

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0) · Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

United Kingdom5 records

5 records of the Storm name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 2
  • Scottish rolls of honour, First World War 1
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record Augustus Storm

    Born 1893 at Findhorn. Served in the First World War. Named in the Morayshire roll of honour (1921).

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)

Showing 1 of 5 records for Storm 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 Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain). 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).

Switzerland1 record

1 record of the Storm name in Switzerland Zürich marriage records, 16th–18th centuries
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Susanna Magdalena Störm

    Married in 1738 in Küsnacht, canton of Zürich; of Aarau Ag.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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