Stamper Surname

28,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

Stamper Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the stamper,' probably a stamper of coins, a mint-man.

John Stamper, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Stamper, Yorkshire: Deposition from York Castle (Surtees Society).

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Stamper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,7861:22,9612,879
South Africa1,1381:47,6086,058
England1,0811:51,5436,351
Canada2431:151,62815,427
Aruba2171:47761
France1371:484,83768,361
Israel831:103,10411,791
Scotland681:78,7335,846
Australia671:402,92132,505
Belgium621:185,43024,739
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Wales221:140,66110,115
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Panama41:978,06412,245
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6691:36,4364,738
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5551:32,2953,884

Stamper (54) may also be a first name.

Stamper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the stamper,' probably a stamper of coins, a mint-man.

John Stamper, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Stamper, Yorkshire: Deposition from York Castle (Surtees Society).

1658. Married — John James and Anne Stamper: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

1699-1700. Robert Stamper and Ann Man: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Pounder; Thrasher; Printer; Minter [Middle English stamper(e; from Middle English stampen, Old English stempan, to stamp, pound] John Stamper.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably some mechanical employment.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Danish, Stampe; from the Dutch, Stamperius; from the Flemish, Stampaert; in the Domesday Book, Stamp; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Stamper: the official who put the stamp either on tin or on the nobler metals. It has been corrupted into Stammer.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Stamper Last Name Facts

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

Stamper occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stamper? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 28,132nd most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 381,347 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Stamper live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. Stamper is also the 1,350,955th most common given name at a global level, borne by 54 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 15,786 people, or 1 in 22,961. In The United States Stamper is mostly found in: Kentucky, where 18 percent reside, Ohio, where 12 percent reside and Indiana, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Stamper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stamper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stamper surname increased 1,015 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 850 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 125 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stamper Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Stamper last name are 18.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.36% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stamper earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.77% less than the national average, earning R 185,916 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.81% less than the national average, earning $21,384,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.67% less than the national average, earning $39,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.65% more than the national average, earning $51,002 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stampfer932,317/
Stampher9346/
Shtamper935/
Stamperd932/
Staimper931/
Steamper931/
Stammper931/
Stampert931/
Stampe922,016/
Shtampfer881/
Stampfier881/
Stemper861,742/
Stampes8681/
Stomper8664/
Stampee8623/
Stanper8611/
Stampie864/
Stampey862/
Stampir860/
Stempfer80627/
Stempher80298/
Štampfer8057/
Sztomper801/
Stampoey801/
Stampfez801/
Stempier801/
Shtemper801/
Stampehe800/
Stainper800/
Staver774,445/
Staber771,327/
Stampa77977/
Stompe77140/
Stampi7724/
Štampe773/
Stampy773/
Stanpe771/
Stompierz7514/
Stauber716,857/
Staiber71253/
Stauver7147/
Stabert7124/
Stompie7110/
Stampay716/
Stabier716/
Stampfi715/
Sthampi713/
Steaver712/
Štemper711/
Stompfe711/
Stampai711/
Sztaber711/
Stanpez711/
Staberd710/
Stayver710/
Stasber710/
Steaber710/
Shtauber6763/
Staubert6729/
Sztabert6723/
Štampferová6721/
Stamphøj673/
Stampais672/
Stampfih671/
Sthaveer671/
Steinper670/

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