The Stover surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 24,526 people carried this name — #1,455 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 12,000 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (24,613).

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

84 families named Stover, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 541 people lived in those households, 6.4 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 3 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

Pennsylvania 34
Maine 21
Virginia 16
Maryland 6
New York 5
South 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

Stover in American newspapers,
1899.

Newspaper page from The Conservative carrying the name Stover
The Conservative 1899-06-15
Newspaper page from The Conservative carrying the name Stover
The Conservative 1899-06-15
Newspaper page from The Conservative carrying the name Stover
The Conservative 1899-06-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Stover in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

932 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Stover. The most, 254, 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 Queensland, at 2.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 497
Victoria 208
New South Wales 121
South Australia 50
Western Australia 23
Tasmania 16
Northern Territory 10
ACT (Canberra) 3

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

Who carried it

People named Stover,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Hubler Stover
    John Hubler Stover 1833–1889 · politician
  • Augustus Whittemore Stover
    Augustus Whittemore Stover 1834–1916 · politician
  • Elias S. Stover
    Elias S. Stover 1836–1927 · politician
  • Charles Bunstein Stover
    Charles Bunstein Stover 1861–1929
  • Ida Stover Eisenhower
    Ida Stover Eisenhower 1862–1946 · pacifist
  • Andrew Johnson Stover 1860–1923

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Stover,
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 States1,462 records

1,462 records of the Stover name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 801
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 291
  • Other U.S. records 370
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James H. Stöver

    Born 1925 in Georgia. Enlisted 1944 at Fort McPherson Atlanta; farm hand from Fulton County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Holly Hill Memorial Park, Fairburn, Georgia.

    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 Sophie Stöver

    Arrived at New York in 1897 aboard the Saale from Bremen and Southampton, aged 23; nurse. From Germany; bound for New York.

    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 Douglas Earl Stöver

    Born 1947; from Concord, New Hampshire. U.S. Army, helicopter pilot; killed in action 1969 in Khanh Hoa, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 1,462 records for Stover 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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).

Netherlands581 records

581 records of the Stover name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 349
  • Dutch population registers 222
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 10
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Alma Stöver

    Married in 1927 in 's-Gravenhage; domestic servant. Died 1966 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 68.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Heinrich Gerhard Stöver

    Married in 1888 in Naarden; plasterer. Died 1928 in Haarlem, aged 67.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Maria Hillechina Stöver

    Born 1913 in Stadskanaal (Onstwedde). Died 1939 in Utrecht, aged 25.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 581 records for Stover 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Germany261 records

261 records of the Stover 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 Karl Stöver

    Born 1896; from Delmenhorst. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 7 August 1916; then reported dead in the list of 4 January 1917 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 73).

    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 Theodor Stöver

    From Ueberruhr, Essen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 14 November 1914 (Foot Artillery Regiment No. 7).

    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 Bernhard Stöver

    Born 1890; from Twistringen. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 30 November 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 78).

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

Showing 3 of 261 records for Stover 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).

Norway53 records

53 records of the Stover name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Ole E. Støver

    Census of 1910: Stovran (gaard), Soknedalen; retired farmer, born 1831 in Soknedalen.

    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 Gurine Støver

    Census of 1910: Klostergate, Trondhjem; maidservant, born 1865 in Soknedalen.

    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 Johan Støver

    Census of 1910: Jakobsbakken, Fauske; miner, born 1883 in Bodin.

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

Showing 3 of 53 records for Stover 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).

Canada22 records

22 records of the Stover name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 12
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 5
  • Other Canadian records 5
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Russell McHarg Stöver

    Died 1939; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record George Otto Stover

    Married 1913 in Kings, 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 Russell Roberts Stover

    Died in service in 1943.

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

Showing 3 of 22 records for Stover in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · 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. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia14 records

14 records of the Stover name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 13
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Joseph G. Stöver

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Free Trade.

    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 S. H. Stöver

    Arrived in Victoria in 1916 aboard the Eastern, aged 44.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record J. G. Stöver

    Arrived in Victoria in 1888 aboard the Daniel Barnes.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Stover in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (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).

France1 record

1 record of the Stover 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 Marie Anna Stöver

    Born 1920 in Germany; died 2000 in Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

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