Stamp History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Stamp family
The surname Stamp was first found in Berkshire, but early records also show John de Stampes who was listed in the Pipe Rolls of the City of London (1191) and Sir Thomas Stampe who appeared in the Feet of Fines Rolls for Essex in 1424.
Early History of the Stamp family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stamp research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1611, 1653 and 1692 are included under the topic Early Stamp History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Stamp Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Stamp, Stamps, Stampe, Stampes, Stamper and others.
Early Notables of the Stamp family
Notables of this surname at this time include:
- William Stampe (1611-1653?), English divine, son of Timothy Stampe of Bravern Abbey, near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire1...
Stamp Ranking
In the United States, the name Stamp is the 7,510th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2 However, in Newfoundland, Canada, the name Stamp is ranked the 453rd most popular surname with an estimated 104 people with that name. 3
Stamp migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Stamp Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- Thomas Stamp, (Stump), aged 32, who landed in Virginia in 1635 aboard the ship "Plain Joan" 4
- Thomas Stamp, who arrived in Virginia in 1638 4
- William Stamp, who landed in Virginia in 1663 4
- Mary Stamp, who arrived in Maryland in 1664 4
- Ann Stamp, who arrived in Maryland in 1664 4
Stamp Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Arthur Stamp, who landed in Virginia in 1717 4
Stamp Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Samuel and Sophie Stamp, who settled in New York in 1823 with two children
- Anty Stamp, who settled in Trepassey in 1830
Stamp migration to Canada +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Stamp Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
- Richard Stamp, who settled in Flat Rock, Newfoundland in 1871 5
- John Stamp and family settled in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1871 5
Stamp migration to Australia +
Emigration to
Australia followed the
First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:
Stamp Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
- William Charles Stamp, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "John Bartlett" in 1847 6
- Miss Emma Stamp who was convicted in Newport, Gwent, Wales for 7 years, transported aboard the "Cadet" on 4th September 1847, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 7
- John Stamp, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Samuel Boddington" in 1849 8
Contemporary Notables of the name Stamp (post 1700) +
- Martha Stamp (b. 1937), American Republican politician, Republican Candidate for Rhode Island State Senate 6th District, 1996, 1998 9
- John H. Stamp, American politician, Prohibition Candidate for Ohio State House of Representatives from Stark County, 1897 9
- Fred P. Stamp Jr., American Republican politician, Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from Ohio County; Elected 1966, 1968 9
- Josiah Charles Stamp GCB, GBE, FBA (1880-1941), 1st Baron Stamp, English industrialist, economist, civil servant, statistician, writer, and banker, director of the Bank of England and chairman of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
- Darryn Michael Stamp (b. 1978), English footballer
- Phillip "Phil" Stamp (b. 1975), English footballer
- Terence Henry Stamp (b. 1938), English actor
- Trevor Charles Bosworth Stamp MD FRCP (b. 1935), 4th Baron Stamp, a British physician and hereditary peer, consultant physician and director of the Department of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, Institute of Orthopaedics, at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (1974–1999)
- Trevor Charles Stamp (1907-1987), 3rd Baron Stamp, Professor of Bacteriology
- Nicholas Charles Trevor Stamp (b. 1978), 5th Baron Stamp, British peer
- ... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Citations +
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- The order of Common Surnames in 1955 in Newfoundland retrieved on 20th October 2021 (retrieved from Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E.R. Seary corrected edition ISBN 0-7735-1782-0)
- 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)
- Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) JOHN BARTLETT 1847. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1847JohnBartlett.gif
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 17th November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/cadet/
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) SAMUEL BODDINGTON 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849SamuelBoddington.htm
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
