German: metonymic occupational name for someone who worked at a crushing mill from Middle Low German stamp ‘pestle crusher’. English: variant of Stamps .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Stamp family from?
You can see how Stamp families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Stamp family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Stamp families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 388 Stamp families living in Lincolnshire. This was about 17% of all the recorded Stamp's in United Kingdom. Lincolnshire had the highest population of Stamp families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Stamp surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Stamp. 6% of Stamp men worked as a General Labourer and 71% of Stamp women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Stamp were Retired and Incapacitated. .
Between 1954 and 2004, in the United States, Stamp life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Stamp in 1954 was 23, and 71 in 2004.