Stalworth History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The name Stalworth was a nickname for someone who was "stalwart" or "strong" having been derived from the "Middle English stalworth(y), stalew(u)rthe, etc.; Old English stæl-wyrpe, serviceable." 1 2

Early Origins of the Stalworth family

The surname Stalworth was first found in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 where John le Stalewrthe, Oxfordshire; and Henry Stalewrth, Cambridgeshire were found. The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 had only one entry for the family at that time: Thomas Stalwrygh. 3

Another source notes, Thomas Stalworthi was listed at Pinchbeck, Suffolk in 1285 and later, John Stalworthy was found in Suffolk according to the Subsidy Rolls of 1327. 4

Early History of the Stalworth family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stalworth research. Another 105 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1279, 1285, 1685 and 1794 are included under the topic Early Stalworth History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stalworth Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stallwood, Stallard, Stollard, Stallworth, Stallworthy, Stollworth, Stollworthy and many more.

Early Notables of the Stalworth family

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Migration of the Stalworth family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Robert Stollard settled in Philadelphia in 1777.

Citations +

Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)