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England

Early Origins of the Stump family

The surname Stump 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 Stump family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stump 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 Stump History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stump Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Stump 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...
Samuel John Stump (c. 1779-1863), an English painter, born at Corsham, Wiltshire, and baptised there on 2 September 1779, the youngest son of John and Betty Stump of Corsham, Wiltshire

Stump Ranking

In the United States, the name Stump is the 2,835^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 4

Stump migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stump Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Stump, (Stamp), who arrived in Virginia in 1635, aboard the ship "Plain Joan" at age 32

Stump Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Stump, who landed in Maryland in 1738 5
John Adam Stump, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1740 5
Christoffel Stump, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1741 5
Christian Stump, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743 5
Adam Stump, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1743 5
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Stump Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Thomas Stump, who landed in America in 1804 5
Joh Stump, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1805 5
Jane Stump, aged 32, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1812 5
Thomas Stump and Jane Stump in Massachusetts were recorded as British aliens during the War of 1812
George Stump, who arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1829 5
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Stump migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stump Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Michael Stump U.E. who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1784 6

Contemporary Notables of the name Stump (post 1700) +

James Gilbert Stump (1932-2015), American Major League Baseball player who appeared in 11 games for the 1957 and 1959 Detroit Tigers
Terrance "Mugs" Stump (1949-1992), American rock climber and mountaineer who made the first ascent of the Emperor Face on Mount Robson, eponym of the Mugs Stump Alpine Climbing Award
Eugene Andrew "Gene" Stump (b. 1923), American former professional NBA basketball player
Greg Stump, American ski and snowboarding filmmaker
Herman Stump (1837-1917), American politician, President of the Maryland State Senate 1880
Al Stump (1916-1995), American author and sports writer
Henry Stump (d. 1865), American Judge of the Criminal Court, 5th Judicial Circuit in Baltimore, Maryland (1851-1860)
Joe Stump (b. 1960), American guitarist and composer
Felix Budwell Stump (1894-1972), American admiral in the United States Navy and Commander of the United States Pacific Fleet (1953 to 1958), eponym of USS Stump (DD-978), a Spruance-class destroyer
Robert Lee "Bob" Stump (b. 1927), American Republican politician representing Arizona 7
... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Hanks Patricia, Flavia Hodges, Mills A.D., Room Adrian, The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-19-860561-7)
Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges, A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8)
"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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html