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Etymology of Stampe

What does the name Stampe mean?

The ancient name of Stampe is generally believed to originated in Estampes, now Etampes, in the department of Seine et Oise, Normandy, France. 1 2 3 It is sometimes written Stempe and many of the family are believed to have followed settlements in England after the Norman Conquest in 1066. However not all made the move as according to the Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae, Lucas de Estampes was listed in Normandy, France in 1180-95. 1

Early Origins of the Stampe family

The surname Stampe 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. 4

"Stamp is at present chiefly a Lincolnshire name; but a family of the name has resided at Boxgrove, Sussex, for three centuries. 5

Early History of the Stampe family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stampe research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1611, 1653 and 1692 are included under the topic Early Stampe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stampe Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stamp, Stamps, Stampe, Stampes, Stamper and others.

Early Notables of the Stampe family

  • William Stampe (1611-1653?), English divine, son of Timothy Stampe of Bravern Abbey, near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire6...

Stampe migration to the United States +



Stampe Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • James Stampe who settled in Virginia in 1663
  1. The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
  2. Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
  3. Charnock, Richard, Stephen, Ludus Patronymicus of The Etymology of Curious Surnames. London: Trubner & Co., 60 Paternoster Row, 1868. Print.
  4. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  5. Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
  6. Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print

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