Stockhausen

Stockhausen (earlier also Stochusun, Stoghuse, Stochusen, Stokhusen, Stockhusen, Stoghusen, Stoghusin, Stogkhusen and Stockhaußen) describes 15 places in Germany (mainly city districts) and two Rittergüter or knightly estates (Gut Stockhausen in Lübbecke and Gut Stockhausen in Meschede).

It is also a German surname and the name of three noble families: Stockhausen (Lower Saxon noble family), Stockhausen (Thuringian noble family) and Stockhausen (Westphalian noble family). Notable people with the name include:

• Theodor Hans-Adalbert von Stockhausen (1874–1957), German landowner, Generalmajor and politician, MdL Hessen-Nassau
• Hans Gerrit von Stockhausen (1907–1943), German naval officer
• Hans Adalbert von Stockhausen (1909–1942), German art historian and art protection officer of the Wehrmacht