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Early Origins of the Stumpe family

The surname Stumpe was first found in Sussex where Martin and William Stumpe were registered as holding lands in the Subsidy Rolls of 1332. 1 The name is thought to have a similar origin as the name Stubbe, from the Middle English "atte stumpe", meaning "dweller by the stump." 2 3

The next record found of the family was in Colchester, Essex where Henry Stompe, Stoompe was listed in 1373. 1

Early History of the Stumpe family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stumpe research. Another 102 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1373, 1455, 1487, 1498, 1519, 1524, 1529, 1547, 1549, 1551, 1552, 1553, 1555, 1560, 1561, 1563, 1779 and 1863 are included under the topic Early Stumpe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stumpe Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stump, Stumpe, Stomp, Stompe, Stumpes, Stompes and others.

Early Notables of the Stumpe family

Distinguished members of the family include

  • William Stumpe (fl. 1498-1552) of Malmesbury, Wiltshire, the richest and most famous clothier in Wiltshire. He would later become a politician. His father is said to have been a weaver and at one time...
  • His eldest son, Sir James Stumpe (fl. 1519-1563), of Malmesbury and Bromham, Wiltshire, was also an English clothier and Member of Parliament. He took over as High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1552 on the...


United States Stumpe migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stumpe Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Joan Theodor Stumpe, who arrived in America in 1808 4
  • Joh Ernst Stumpe, who landed in America in 1836 4
  • Gerh Heinr W Stumpe, who landed in Ohio in 1846 4


  1. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  2. Hanks Patricia, Flavia Hodges, Mills A.D., Room Adrian, The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-19-860561-7)
  3. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges, A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8)
  4. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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