The Storms surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,575 people carried this name — #6,147 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 52,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 5,395 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Storms surname

Borrowed from Dutch and German Storms.

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

In Belgium’s population register

At least 1,175 people named Storms 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 Antwerp.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Antwerp 777
Flemish Brabant 274
East Flanders 50
West Flanders 32
Limburg 25
Walloon Brabant 17

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 25 people named Storms.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Paris.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 6
Paris 7
Nord 5
Côte-d’Or 3
Somme 2
Hauts-de-Seine 1
Seine-Saint-Denis 1

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

In print

Storms in American newspapers,
1882–1905.

Newspaper page from Iron County Register carrying the name Storms
Iron County Register 1882-03-30
Newspaper page from Weekly Graphic carrying the name Storms
Weekly Graphic 1885-09-11
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Storms
New-york Tribune 1905-12-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,233 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Storms in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1960s.

357 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Storms. The most, 64, date from the 1890s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 131
Victoria 78
Queensland 76
South Australia 29
Tasmania 18
Western Australia 18
ACT (Canberra) 3
Northern Territory 2

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

Who carried it

People named Storms,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Henry Storms
    Henry Storms 1795–1874 · politician
  • Albert Boynton Storms
    Albert Boynton Storms 1860–1933
  • Albert Boynton Storms
    Albert Boynton Storms 1860–1933
  • Harrison Storms
    Harrison Storms 1915–1992 · engineer
  • Francesca Coleta Storms 1828–1899 · shopkeeper
  • Réginald Storms 1880–1948 · tennis player

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 Storms,
in the records of 7 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 States724 records

724 records of the Storms name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 279
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 178
  • Other U.S. records 267
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joseph F. Storms

    Born 1920 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; mechanic from New York County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1986, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    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 Christoph Storms

    Arrived at New York in 1856 aboard the Genesee from Antwerp, aged 45; locksmith. From Wurtemberg, Germany; bound for Philadelphia.

    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 Harold A. Storms

    Born 1930; from Westchester County, New York. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; killed in action 1953 in North Korea.

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

Showing 3 of 724 records for Storms in the United States.

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

Netherlands1,647 records

1,647 records of the Storms name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1,089
  • Dutch population registers 331
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 227
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Leopold Paul Ernest Storms

    Married in 1862 in Roermond; of independent means, born 1832 in Brussel, Belgium. Died 1896 in Nunhem, aged 63.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Pauline Josephina Hubertina Storms

    Married in 1896 in Nunhem. Died 1959 in 's-Hertogenbosch.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0); 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 Hendrik Storms

    In the population register of Best; clog maker, born 1821 in Best.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 1,647 records for Storms 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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Germany46 records

46 records of the Storms 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 Anton Storms

    Born 1890; from Ratheim, Heinsberg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 18 August 1916 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 28).

    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 Anton Storms

    From Breyell. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 1 December 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 258).

    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 Christian Storms

    From Selsten, Heinsberg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 4 September 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 258).

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

Showing 3 of 46 records for Storms 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).

Belgium20 records

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

    Died 1871 in Lommel, aged 58; farmer.

    Open Archives, Stad Lommel - Archiefdienst (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Petrus Franciscus Storms

    Died 1938 in Rillaar; born 1882 in Rillaar.

    Open Archives, Stedelijk Archief en Documentatiecentrum Aarschot (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joannes Franciscus Storms

    Married in 1832 in Kortijk.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Kortrijk (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Storms 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); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Canada13 records

13 records of the Storms name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 3
  • Other Canadian records 7
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Donald Hume Storms

    Buried in 1968 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Matilda Storms

    Died 1926 in Brass Hill, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Willard Storms

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 13 records for Storms in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France10 records

10 records of the Storms 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 Frank Gerhard Storms

    Born 1971 in Germany; died 1991 in Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône).

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

    Born 1900 in Lille; died 1980 in Lille (Nord).

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

    Born 1913 in Belgium; died 1992 in Gennevilliers (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Storms 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).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Storms name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William Storms

    Arrived in Victoria in 1862 aboard the Hydra, aged 32.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record John Storms

    Left Hobart in 1846 aboard the Grecian, bound for Whaling Voyage, as a seaman.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Storms in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

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