The Stowers surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,657 people carried this name — #5,239 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,200 people counted. That is up 5% from 6,333 in 2000.

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In print

Stowers in American newspapers,
1911–1916.

Newspaper page from The Morgan County Press carrying the name Stowers
The Morgan County Press 1916-12-14
Newspaper page from Heppner Gazette carrying the name Stowers
Heppner Gazette 1911-06-01
Newspaper page from The Morgan County Press carrying the name Stowers
The Morgan County Press 1916-12-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 491,604 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Stowers in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1970s.

417 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Stowers. The most, 135, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 209
Queensland 76
New South Wales 53
Tasmania 41
South Australia 18
Western Australia 15
ACT (Canberra) 4

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

Who carried it

People named Stowers,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Craig F. Stowers
    Craig F. Stowers 1954–2022 · lawyer
  • Walter Haslip Stowers 1859–1932 · writer
  • Harry Stowers 1926–2015 · judge
  • David Stowers 1953–2024 · basketball 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 Stowers,
in the records of 5 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 States277 records

277 records of the Stowers name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 183
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 72
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 7
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joe Legion Stowers

    Born 1920 in Florida. Enlisted 1940 at Montgomery, Alabama; mechanic's helper. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II and the Korean War; died 1999, buried at Pine Grove Cemetery, Milton, Florida.

    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 Aubrey Eugene Stowers

    Born 1941; from Sentinel, Oklahoma. U.S. Air Force, pilot; declared dead 1968 in Laos.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Henry Stowers

    Arrived at New York in 1870 aboard the Paraguay from London, aged 28; fitter. From England; bound for New York.

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

Showing 3 of 277 records for Stowers 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia31 records

31 records of the Stowers name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 16
  • Tasmanian Names Index 8
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 6
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 1
  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 George Stowers

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Recovery, sailing from Downs in 1837. Native of Suffolk.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Arthur Michael Stowers

    Second class machinist of Preston, Victoria; died 1982.

    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 H. N. Stowers

    Arrived in Victoria in 1898 aboard the Bremen, aged 22.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 31 records for Stowers in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). 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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Stowers 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 Lisa Stowers

    Died 1991, aged 55; buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Stowers in New Zealand.

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).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Stowers name in Canada Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Maud E. Stowers

    Died 1907; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Stowers name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. R. Stowers

    Machine Gun Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (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).

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