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Etymology of Stampley

What does the name Stampley mean?

The ancient name of Stampley 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 Stampley family

The surname Stampley 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 Stampley family

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Stampley Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Stampley family

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Stampley Ranking

In the United States, the name Stampley is the 13,403rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 6

Stampley migration to the United States+



Stampley Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Henry Stampley, who arrived in Mississippi in 1799 7
Stampley Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • C Stampley, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 7

Contemporary Notables of the name Stampley (post 1700)+

  • Nathaniel J. Stampley, American politician, Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1990 8
  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. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  7. 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)
  8. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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