| ![Show Contents]() Stacks History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland When the Strongbownian's arrived in Ireland there was already a system for creating patronymic names in place. Therefore, the native population regarded many of the Anglo-Norman naming practices that these settlers were accustomed to as rather unusual. Despite their differences, the two different systems eventually merged together rather insidiously. The Strongbownians, when they arrived, displayed a preference for used nickname surnames. Two of the most prevalent forms were oath nicknames and imperative names. Oath names often carried blessings or were formed from habitual expressions. Imperative names, formed from a verb added to a noun or an adverb, metaphorically described the bearer's occupations. The nick name surname Stacks is derived from a nickname for a large, well-built man. The surname Stacks is derived from the Old English word "stack," which in turn comes from the Old Norse word "stakkr," which means "haystack." The Gaelic form of the surname Stacks is Stac. Early Origins of the Stacks familyThe surname Stacks was first found in Gloucestershire, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. They were recruited from their seat at Bath to join the Earl of Pembroke's invasion of Ireland. Early History of the Stacks familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stacks research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Stacks History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Stacks Spelling VariationsNames were simply spelled as they sounded by medieval scribes and church officials. Therefore, during the lifetime of a single person, his name was often spelt in many different ways, explaining the many spelling variations encountered while researching the name Stacks. Some of these variations included: Stack, Stacke, Stacks and others. Early Notables of the Stacks familyMore information is included under the topic Early Stacks Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Stacks RankingIn the United States, the name Stacks is the 14,472nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Stacks migration to the United States | + |
In the mid-19th century, Ireland experienced one of the worst periods in its entire history. During this decade in order to ease the pressure of the soil, which was actually depleted by the effects of the previous years' grain crops, landowners forced tenant farmers and peasants onto tiny plots of land that barely provided the basic sustenance a family required. Conditions were worsened, though, by the population of the country, which was growing fast to roughly eight million. So when the Great Potato Famine of the mid-1840s hit, starvation and diseases decimated the population. Thousands of Irish families left the country for British North America and the United States. The new immigrants were often accommodated either in the opening western frontiers or as cheap unskilled labor in the established centers. In early passenger and immigration lists there are many immigrants bearing the name Stacks:
Stacks Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Anna Catha Stacks, aged 19, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1787 2
Stacks Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John P. Stacks, aged 32, who arrived in New York in 1894 aboard the ship "Augusta Victoria" from Hamburg via Southampton 3
Stacks Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Miss Flse Stacks, aged 25, originally from Wellesley, who arrived in New York in 1903 aboard the ship "Deutschland" from Southampton, England 3
- Mrs. Stacks, aged 28, originally from Harrisburg, who arrived in New York in 1905 aboard the ship "Parisian" from Glasgow, Scotland 3
- Nellie Stacks, aged 20, originally from Istowel, who arrived in New York in 1906 aboard the ship "Carmania" from Queenstown, Ireland 3
- Winetta Stacks, arrived in New York in 1914 aboard the ship "Bermudian" from Hamilton, Bermuda 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Stacks (post 1700) | + |
- Edmund S. Stacks, American politician, Prohibition Candidate for Michigan state highway commissioner, 1933 4
- "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)
- Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, April 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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