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Stimson History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Motto Citations

Stimson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Scotland
Ireland

The root of the ancient Dalriadan-Scottish name Stimson is Steven, and means son of Steven, a variant of Stephen, which meant crown or garland. 1 This personal name was popular throughout Christian Europe during the Middle Ages, mostly due to St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr. The name was Gaelicized as Mac Stiofáin.

Early Origins of the Stimson family

The surname Stimson was first found in Northumberland, where they were established since the early Middle Ages at Knaresdale Hall, and at Newcastle on Tyne. By 1150, they had moved north to Scotland in the parish of Newlands in Peebles (now part of the Strathclyde and Border regions), where Stevene Stevenson swore an oath of allegiance (recorded on the Ragman Rolls) to King Edward I of England during the latter's brief conquest of Scotland in 1296. Another early Scottish record of this surname dates back to 1372, when one Nichol fiz ('son of') Steven, chaplain of Scotland, was given a license to take shipping at London or Dovorre. 2

The name is "confined for the most part to the northern half of England, being especially frequent in county Durham, and afterwards in the North and East Ridings and Northumberland. It is also well established in Lincolnshire, and has made a substantial advance into the midlands as far as Warwickshire. Strangely enough it has an independent home in Sussex and Berks, where Stevens is also common. Generally speaking, however, it is absent or rare in the southern part of England, where its place is supplied by Stephens and Stevens. The Stevensons extend in force across the Scottish border, but do not usually reach beyond the Forth and the Clyde." 3

Early History of the Stimson family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stimson research. Another 209 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1388, 1454, 1455, 1477, 1479, 1505, 1548, 1580, 1594, 1781, 1848 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Stimson History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stimson Spelling Variations

Historical recordings of the name Stimson include many spelling variations. They include They are the result of repeated translations of the name from Gaelic to English and inconsistencies in spelling rules. Stevenson, Stephenson, Stephinson, Stevenston, Steenson, Stenson, Steinson, Stinson, Stephenton, Stynson, Stevensint, Stevensynd, Stevensent, Stympson, Stevensend, Stevensant, Steanson, Stevensyn, Stephenston, Stephensyn, Stevinson, Stevensan, Stevensind, Stevensane, Stimpson and many more.

Early Notables of the Stimson family

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Stimson Ranking

In the United States, the name Stimson is the 12,510^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Migration of the Stimson family to Ireland

Some of the Stimson family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 81 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stimson migration to the United States +

Descendents of Dalriadan-Scottish families still populate many communities across North America. They are particularly common in Canada, since many went north as United Empire Loyalists at the time of the American War of Independence. Much later, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the highland games and Clan societies that now dot North America sprang up, allowing many Scots to recover their lost national heritage. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Stimson, or a variant listed above:

Stimson Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Stimson, who landed in New England in 1645 5

Stimson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J Stimson, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 5

Stimson migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Stimson Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Joseph Stimson, British Convict who was convicted in Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Commodore Hayes" in April 1823, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 6
Mr. Thomas Stimson, English convict who was convicted in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Equestrian" on 30th June 1845, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Island) 7
Augustus Stimson, aged 43, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1853 aboard the ship "Macedon" 8
William Stimson, aged 51, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1860 aboard the ship "Grand Trianon"
James Stimson, aged 14, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1860 aboard the ship "Grand Trianon"
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Stimson (post 1700) +

Frederic Jesup Stimson (1855-1943), United States Ambassador to Argentina 1915–1921
Hugh McBirney Stimson (1931-2011), American sinologist and linguist
Carl Remus Stimson (1894-1936), American Major League Baseball relief pitcher
Charles Douglas "Cully" Stimson (b. 1963), former American career appointee at the Pentagon
Lewis Atterbury Stimson (1844-1917), American surgeon
Henry Lewis Stimson (1867-1950), American statesman, lawyer and Republican Party politician
E. J. Stimson, American politician, Member of Minnesota State House of Representatives 4th District, 1873 9
Donald K. Stimson, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1956 9
Daniel Stimson, American Republican politician, Mayor of Corning, New York, 1936-44, 1956 9
Azariah E. Stimson, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Saratoga County, 1843 9
... (Another 16 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Stimson family +

HMS Royal Oak

Ronald Frank Stimson, British Stoker 1st Class with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he survived the sinking 10

The Stimson Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Coelum non solum
Motto Translation: Heaven not earth

Citations +

Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th March 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/commodore-hayes
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 9th May 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/equestrian
South Australian Register Tuesday 11 January 1853. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) MACEDON 1853. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/macedon1853.shtml
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html