The Stubbs surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 20,134 people carried this name — #1,781 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 14,600 people counted. That is up 6% from 19,068 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Stubbs surname

As an English and Welsh surname

An early record he cites: Henry de Stubbes, Yorkshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Stubbs and Stobbs.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 724 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Stubbs was found among the farmers of 5 counties.

It was most frequent in Staffordshire: 40 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 250. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Staffordshire 40
Cheshire 30
Hampshire 20
Lincolnshire 15
Yorkshire, North and East Ridings 15

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

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

Each family is counted by its head. About 331 people lived in those households, 5.2 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

North Carolina 22
Maine 9
Massachusetts 7
Virginia 7
South Carolina 6
Pennsylvania 5
Maryland 4
New York 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

Stubbs in American newspapers,
1868–1911.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Stubbs
Evening Star 1898-03-19
Newspaper page from The Wichita Searchlight carrying the name Stubbs
The Wichita Searchlight 1911-02-11
Newspaper page from New York Dispatch carrying the name Stubbs
New York Dispatch 1868-08-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 140,129 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Stubbs in Australian newspapers,
1810s–2000s.

75,216 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Stubbs. The most, 11,731, date from the 1840s. 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 3.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 22,892
Western Australia 20,727
Victoria 17,161
Tasmania 6,411
South Australia 4,007
Queensland 3,669
ACT (Canberra) 196
Northern Territory 44

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

Who carried it

People named Stubbs,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Stubbs
    John Stubbs 1543–1591 · politician
  • Philip Stubbs
    Philip Stubbs 1665–1738 · writer
  • John Stubbs d. 2021
  • Anne Astley d. 1729
  • Judith Helen Stubbs d. 1982
  • Fanny Esther Stubbs d. 1934

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 Stubbs,
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 States1,655 records

1,655 records of the Stubbs name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 666
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 304
  • Other U.S. records 685
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William Wentworth Stubbs

    Born 1949; from Newport, Washington. U.S. Army, infantryman; declared dead 1969 in Laos. 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 Roland H. Stubbs

    Born 1901 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; shipping clerk from Kings County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1974, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    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 John Stubbs

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Adriatic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 39; miner. From London, England; bound for New York.

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

Showing 3 of 1,655 records for Stubbs 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) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). 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).

Australia1,762 records

1,762 records of the Stubbs name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 786
  • Tasmanian Names Index 537
  • Other Australian records 439
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Alice Maud Stubbs

    Died 1919 in Homeopathic Hospital, Launceston, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1919.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary Ann Stubbs

    Born 1855 in Horton, Tasmania. Married 1871 in Emu Bay, Tasmania, aged 17.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. 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 James Stubbs

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Providence, arriving 1811; ticket of leave 1837. Native of Dublin.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 1,762 records for Stubbs 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) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain).

Canada93 records

93 records of the Stubbs name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 23
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 19
  • Other Canadian records 51
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record S'l Stubbs

    Came to Ontario in 1872 aboard the Nile, landing at Quebec, bound for Orangeville, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Peter Newall Stubbs

    Buried in 1971 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 76.

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

    Died 1869 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 93 records for Stubbs in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · 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); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom71 records

71 records of the Stubbs name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 55
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 13
  • Other British records 3
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Mary Stubbs

    Will proved in 1938; of Blk, Blk.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Stubbs

    Buried in 1801 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 54.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record Charles Cumming Stubbs

    Born 1897. Died 1917. Named in the George Heriot's School roll of honour, 1914-1919.

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

Showing 3 of 71 records for Stubbs 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) · 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); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand32 records

32 records of the Stubbs name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 19
  • Waimakariri District cemetery records, Canterbury 10
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 3
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Henry George Stubbs

    Died 1966, aged 58; buried at Ruru Lawn, 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 Harry Walter Charles Stubbs

    Buried in 1980 at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 69.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Arthur Lawson Stubbs

    Died 1958; buried at Oxford Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 32 records for Stubbs in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District 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).

Netherlands6 records

6 records of the Stubbs name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 3
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Martha Stubbs

    Died 1906 in Haarlem, aged 85.

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

    Married in 1946 in Velsen.

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

Showing 2 of 6 records for Stubbs in the Netherlands.

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).

France3 records

3 records of the Stubbs 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 Edouard Francis Stubbs

    Born 1892 in Calais (Pas-de-Calais); died 1974 in Tourrette-Levens (Alpes-Maritimes).

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

    Born 1921 in Calais (Pas-de-Calais); died 2000 in Vouziers (Ardennes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Stubbs 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).

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