Find out how popular the last name Stapp is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Stapp.

Stapp, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Stapp surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Stapp in America

Stapp is the 8909th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Stapp surname appeared 3,675 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Stapp.

We can also compare 2010 data for Stapp to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Stapp

The surname Stapp is of German origin and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is believed to have originated from the word "stab," which means "staff" or "stick" in German. This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with occupations related to the use of staffs or sticks, such as shepherds or travelers.

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the Stapp surname can be found in historical documents from regions like Bavaria, Saxony, and Württemberg in Germany. These records often reveal variations in spelling, including Stappe, Stapper, and Stappe.

One notable historical reference to the Stapp name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of medieval documents from Saxony, where a certain Conradus Stapp is mentioned in a record from 1295.

In the 16th century, the Stapp surname appears in records from the city of Nuremberg, which was a prominent center of trade and commerce during that time. One prominent individual bearing this name was Hans Stapp, a respected merchant and guild member who lived in Nuremberg from 1520 to 1587.

Another notable figure with the Stapp surname was Johann Christoph Stapp, a German theologian and author who lived from 1714 to 1782. He wrote several influential works on religious subjects and held prestigious positions in the Lutheran church.

In the 19th century, the Stapp name gained recognition through the achievements of Carl Stapp, a German architect born in 1856. He was responsible for designing several notable buildings in Berlin and other German cities, including the Reichsbank building and the Reichspost building.

The surname Stapp has also been associated with place names, such as Stappenbeck and Stappendorf, which are villages located in Lower Saxony, Germany. These place names likely derived from the surname itself or from similar root words related to staffs or sticks.

Other notable individuals bearing the Stapp surname throughout history include Ernst Stapp (1857-1933), a German lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Reichstag, and Katharina Stapp (1856-1924), a German novelist and poet known for her works depicting rural life in Swabia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Stapp

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Stapp.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Stapp was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Stapp has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Stapp was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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