History of your Surname
Get access to Stavers family records.Start a free trial

Stavers Family History

Stavers Name Meaning

originally a variant of Staver with post-medieval excrescent -s. Staver is of unexplained origin but possibly connected with Middle English staver ‘an upright bar in a rack for hay or fodder’ (MED) which is recorded from County Durham or a term for a stave-maker.possibly a variant of the now extinct Staverd arising in SE Scotland and NE England through confusion with (i).

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


Similar surnames: Stivers, Staves, Staver, Seavers, Shavers, Stevers, Stave, Stigers

Search for a relative to learn more about your family history.

Hint: Try searching for a relative alive in 1940.

Black & white image of a young woman scientist

Where is the Stavers family from?

You can see how Stavers families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Stavers family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Stavers families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1840 there were 3 Stavers families living in New Hampshire. This was about 75% of all the recorded Stavers's in USA. New Hampshire had the highest population of Stavers families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Stavers surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

What did your Stavers ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Stavers. 43% of Stavers men worked as a Farmer. .

View Census Data for Stavers | Data not to scale

*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    43%
  • Laborer
    27%
  • Salesman
    11%
  • Farm Laborer
    11%
Black & white image of two construction labourers

What Stavers family records will you find?

Census Records

There are 1,000 census records available for the last name Stavers. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Stavers census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search US census records for Stavers

Passenger Lists

There are 150 immigration records available for the last name Stavers. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

View all Stavers immigration records

Draft Cards

There are 152 military records available for the last name Stavers. For the veterans among your Stavers ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

View all Stavers military records

You've only scratched the surface of Stavers family history

Discover More

What is the average Stavers lifespan?

Between 1966 and 2003, in the United States, Stavers life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1983, and highest in 1969. The average life expectancy for Stavers in 1966 was 86, and 86 in 2003.

View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Stavers

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in the Stavers family tree

Explore Your Tree

Browse profiles of historical people with the Stavers last name

Search for another surname
Enter last name/surname
Start a 14-Day Free Trial