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

Stops, 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 Stops surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Stops in America

Stops is the 91221st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Stops surname appeared 202 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Stops.

We can also compare 2010 data for Stops 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 Stops

The surname "STOPS" is believed to have originated in England, likely in the medieval period. It is thought to be a locational surname, derived from a place name that possibly contained the Old English word "stop" or "stopp," meaning a stump or tree trunk.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname can be traced back to the 13th century. One of the earliest known references is found in the Rotuli Hundredorum, a collection of records from the reign of King Edward I (1272-1307), where a William de Stop is mentioned as a resident of Oxfordshire.

In the 14th century, the surname appeared in various forms, such as "Stop," "Stopp," and "Stopps," reflecting the variations in spelling common during that era. The Hundred Rolls of 1273 mentions a John Stops from Hertfordshire, while the Subsidy Rolls of 1327 record a Richard Stop in Yorkshire.

The Domesday Book, a famous survey commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086, does not explicitly mention the surname "STOPS," but it does contain references to places with similar names, such as Stopham in Sussex and Stoppeley in Bedfordshire, which may have been the origins of the surname.

Notable individuals with the surname "STOPS" throughout history include:

1. Walter Stops (c. 1420-1498), an English clergyman and theologian who served as the Bishop of Norwich from 1472 until his death.

2. Thomas Stops (c. 1555-1624), an English landowner and Member of Parliament for Herefordshire in the 16th century.

3. Elizabeth Stops (c. 1640-1712), a prominent Quaker minister and author from Warwickshire, known for her religious writings and advocacy for women's rights.

4. William Stops (1701-1778), a British naval officer who served during the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War.

5. John Stops (1765-1842), an English artist and engraver renowned for his landscape paintings and etchings of rural scenes.

While the surname "STOPS" is not among the most common in England, it has a rich history and can be traced back to various regions of the country, reflecting the diverse origins of many English surnames.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Stops

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

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 Stops 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 Stops 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 Stops was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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