Show ContentsStemp History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Stemp family

The surname Stemp 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 Stemp family

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

Stemp Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Stemp family

More information is included under the topic Early Stemp Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Stemp migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stemp Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jos Stemp, who landed in America in 1823 1
  • Samuel Stemp, who arrived in America in 1823 1
  • William Stemp, who landed in America in 1823 1

Canada Stemp migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stemp Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • A Stemp, who arrived in Montreal in 1832

Contemporary Notables of the name Stemp (post 1700) +

  • Kevin C. Stemp, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia, 2008 2

HMS Royal Oak
  • Norman Hall Stemp (1920-1939), British Stoker 2nd Class with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 3


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html


Houseofnames.com on Facebook