Stayer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Stayer family

The surname Stayer was first found in Kent 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 1195 when William de Stegre held estates in that county.

Early History of the Stayer family

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Stayer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stair, Stayre, Stayer and others.

Early Notables of the Stayer family

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Migration of the Stayer 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 Stayer (post 1700) +

James Mentzer Stayer (1935-2025), American, historian specializing in the German Reformation, particularly the Anabaptist movement, Professor Emeritus at Queen's University in Canada, received his PhD from Cornell University in 1964
Teresa Stayer (b. 1961), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 2004, 2012 (alternate)