Stelly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Stelly family

The surname Stelly was first found in Wiltshire where Stille was a tenant listed there prior to the Conquest. 1

The Domesday Book in 1086 A.D. lists Aluuinus Stilla in Hampshire. 2 Lefwinus Stille was listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1166 is Sussex and Richard le Stille was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1275. 3

Years later, the Subsidy Rolls of 1332 list John atte Stille in Worcestershire. 3 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list Walter Stille in Oxfordshire.

Early History of the Stelly family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stelly research. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1300, 1451, 1511, 1543, 1577, 1591, 1593 and 1608 are included under the topic Early Stelly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stelly Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stille, Still, Stills, Stillie, Stylle and others.

Early Notables of the Stelly family

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Stelly Ranking

In the United States, the name Stelly is the 9,500^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Stelly migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stelly Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Simon Stelly, who arrived in Louisiana in 1718-1724 5
Jacob Stelly, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1735 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Stelly (post 1700) +

Victor Theodore "Vic" Stelly (1941-2020), American politician, Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1988-2004), he died of COVID-19 complications on December 26, 2020
Joel Stelly (b. 1984), former American NFL football player for the Chicago Bears

Citations +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
"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)