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Early Origins of the Stirrup family

The surname Stirrup was first found in Nottinghamshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1200 when Rannulf Stirap held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Stirrup family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stirrup research. Another 81 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Stirrup History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stirrup Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stirrup, Stirrop, Styrrup, Styrrup, Stirpe, Sturup, Sturrup and many more.

Early Notables of the Stirrup family

Distinguished members of the family include

  • the Stirrup family of Nottingham

Migration of the Stirrup family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers who were recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..


Contemporary Notables of the name Stirrup (post 1700) +

  • John Stirrup, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 2008 1
  • Air Chief Marshal Sir Graham Eric Stirrup (b. 1949), GCB, AFC, DSc, FRAeS FCMI RAF, commonly known as Sir Jock Stirrup, is a senior Royal Air Force commander and the current British Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS)


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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