Stamps History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Stamps

What does the name Stamps mean?

The ancient name of Stamps 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 Stamps family

The surname Stamps 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 Stamps family

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Stamps Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Stamps family

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Stamps Ranking

the United States, the name Stamps is the 3,172^nd most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 6

Migration of the Stamps family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: James Stampe who settled in Virginia in 1663; Thomas Stamp settled in Virginia in 1635; Samuel and Sophie Stamp settled in New York in 1823 with two children. In Newfoundland, Anty Stamp settled in Trepassey in 1830.

Contemporary Notables of the name Stamps (post 1700) +

Richard B. Stamps (b. 1942), American associate professor of anthropology
John E. Stamps, American politician, Mayor of Collierville, Tennessee, 1956 7
Mrs. John Stamps, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1972 8
James Stamps, American politician, Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1986 8
Darryn Michael Stamps (b. 1978), English professional footballer
Philip Lawrence "Phil" Stamps (b. 1975), English football midfielder
Scott Stamps (b. 1975), English footballer
Jack "Jackie" Stamps (1918-1991), English footballer
Timothy John Stamps (1936-2017), Welsh-born, Zimbabwean politician, Minister of Health and Child Welfare (1986-2002)

Sources +

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)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Charnock, Richard, Stephen, Ludus Patronymicus of The Etymology of Curious Surnames. London: Trubner & Co., 60 Paternoster Row, 1868. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html