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Etymology of Stamply

What does the name Stamply mean?

The ancient name of Stamply 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 Stamply family

The surname Stamply 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 Stamply family

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Stamply Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Stamply family

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Stamply migration to the United States +



Stamply Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • George Stamply, who arrived in Mississippi in 1798 6
  • Jacob Stamply, who landed in Mississippi in 1799 6
  • John Stamply, who arrived in Mississippi in 1799 6
  • William Stamply, who landed in Mississippi in 1799 6


  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. 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)


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