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Stier History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Motto Citations

Stier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Early Origins of the Stier family

The surname Stier was first found in Surrey where Styr was a Lord at the Court of Ethelred the II mentioned in Royal Letters Patent and also mentioned in King Hardicanute's reign. Styr was recorded as the ancestor of Steer, the word "Styr" was an Anglo-Saxon word for "battle" and not to be confused with steer, the animal. Steart, also called Stert, is a small village in Somerset, England. Geoffrey Ster was listed in the Pipe Rolls of Worcestershire in 1209 and later, Robert le Steer was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1296. 1 The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 list Willelmus Stere and Johannes Stere as residing there and holding lands at that time. 2 "The Steers or Steeres were a Newdegate family of gentry of the 17th and 18th centuries; and one of the members was rector of Newdegate from 1610 to 1660. The Steeres of Wootton parish in the 17th century were evidently connected with them, and a hundred years ago, Lee Steere, Esq., of Jayes, Wootton, owned property in Newdegate." 3

Early History of the Stier family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stier research. Another 167 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1620, 1628, 1638, 1643, 1649, 1667, 1672, 1675, 1689, 1721, 1750, 1772 and 1860 are included under the topic Early Stier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stier Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Steer, Steere, Stear, Steare, Steerrs and others.

Early Notables of the Stier family

Distinguished members of the family include Richard Steere (1643-1721), English-born immigrant to America from Chertsey, Surrey who became a colonial American merchant and poet; and Thomas Steers...
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Stier Ranking

In the United States, the name Stier is the 9,186^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Migration of the Stier family to Ireland

Some of the Stier family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stier migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stier Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jost Stier, who arrived in New York in 1709-1710 5
Peter Adolph Stier, who arrived in New York in 1709 5
Mattheus Stier, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 5
Jacob Stier, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 5
Sebastian Stier, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1764 5
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Stier Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Stier, who arrived in Mississippi in 1844 5
Gustav Stier, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 5
Therese Stier, aged 24, who landed in New York in 1854 5

Stier migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stier Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

C J Heinrich Stier, who arrived in Quebec in 1850

Contemporary Notables of the name Stier (post 1700) +

Max Ian Stier (b. 1966), American attorney, President and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service
George P. Stier, American politician, Justice of New York Supreme Court 10th District; Elected 1960 6
Wilhelm Stier (1799-1856), German architect and university teacher at the Berlin Bauakademie
Hubert Oswald Stier (1838-1907), German architect who built train stations, museums, and churches primarily in the Neo-Renaissance style, son of the Berlin architect Wilhelm Stier
Gothart Stier (b. 1938), German Lied and oratorio singer and church musician
Rudolf Ewald Stier (1800-1862), German Protestant churchman, mystic
Marco Stier (b. 1984), German footballer
Fridolin Stier (1902-1981), German Catholic theologian
Alfons Stier (1877-1952), German composer

The Stier Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Tu ne cede me
Motto Translation: Yield thou not to me

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html