Stalcup Surname

148,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Stalcup Surname User-submission:

Johan Andriessen Stälkofta (meaning 'steel coat' in Swedish) (Stalcup) of Strängnäs, Södermanland, Sweden, was described as 'Johan, a young boy' on the manifest of the ship Charitas when it sailed May 3, 1641, from Stockholm for Gothenburg, where it joined company with the Kalmar Nyckel.

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Stalcup Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9521:122,78413,086
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5141:97,7029,938

Stalcup Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Johan Andriessen Stälkofta (meaning 'steel coat' in Swedish) (Stalcup) of Strängnäs, Södermanland, Sweden, was described as 'Johan, a young boy' on the manifest of the ship Charitas when it sailed May 3, 1641, from Stockholm for Gothenburg, where it joined company with the Kalmar Nyckel. Johan was about 13 when he was hired by Mäns Kling to go to New Sweden [*1] as a farm hand. The two ships departed for the Colony in July and arrived at Fort Christina November 7,1641. Johan Andersson was soon at work and, with the arrival of Governor Printz in 1643, he became one of the first tobacco planters at Upland (now Chester Co.,PA).On October 1, 1646, at about age 19, Johan Andersson was hired by Governor Printz to be a soldier. With the arrival of new Governor Rising in 1654, he was promoted to the position of 'gunner'. This assignment gave him responsibility for manning the cannons in defense of New Sweden, which may have led to his wearing a piece of armor, either chainmail or a breastplate, which probably explains the nickname of "Stälkofta" (steel coat in Swedish) by which he was usually called in Swedish records. His nickname soon appeared phonetically in Dutch records as "Staelcop" and later passed into English records as "Stalcop." This last version became the basis for the surnames adopted by all of his descendants (Stallcop, Stallcup, Staulcup, Stalcup).

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Stalcup Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Stalcup Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Stalcup is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stalcup? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stalcup is the 148,986th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,457,028 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Stalcup live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,952 people, or 1 in 122,784. In The United States Stalcup is most common in: Texas, where 15 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Indiana, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Stalcup Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stalcup has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stalcup surname expanded 574 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stalcup Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stalcup surname are 21.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.01% being registered to vote for the political party.

Stalcup earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.8% more than the national average, earning $44,788 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stallcup931,102/
Staulcup93134/
Stalkcup932/
Stalcupp931/
Staltcup930/
Stalkup8663/
Stolcup862/
Stalcub861/
Stalcut860/
Stallcut803/
Stoulcup801/
Stallcuh800/
Stollcup800/
Stallsup800/
Stahlkaup750/
Stahlkuppe717/
Stalkus715/

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