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Early Origins of the Stickler family

The surname Stickler was first found in Somerset 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 1327 when William Sticlegh held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Stickler family

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Stickler Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stckley, Stickly, Stickliegh, Stickleigh, Sticklee, Sticklie, Stick, Stickle and many more.

Early Notables of the Stickler family

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Stickler Ranking

In the United States, the name Stickler is the 8,236th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Stickler migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stickler Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Henry Stickler, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1727 2
  • Elias Stickler, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 2
  • Johannes Stickler, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 2
  • Anna Catrina Stickler, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1737 2
  • Barbara Stickler, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1737 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Stickler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Stickler, aged 44, who landed in Missouri in 1839 2
  • Adorn Stickler, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1848 2
  • W Stickler, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 2

Australia Stickler migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Stickler Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Contemporary Notables of the name Stickler (post 1700) +

  • Lee Stickler (b. 1967), American actor, known for Confessions of a Self-Hating Jew (2012), You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) and Shia LaBeouf Live (2014)
  • Gunnar B. Stickler (1925-2010), German-born, American pediatrician who discovered the hereditary condition Stickler syndrome
  • Richard E. Stickler, American politician, Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Mine Safety and Health Administration (2006-2009)
  • Robert H. Stickler, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Lansford, Pennsylvania, 1923-28 4
  • Garland F. Stickler (1909-1988), American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Columbia City, Indiana, 1956; Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1956; Postmaster at Columbia City, Indiana, 1964-72 4
  • Chauncey L. Stickler, American politician, Candidate in primary for Circuit Judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1953 4
  • Friedrich Stickler (b. 1949), Austrian football official, the former president of Austrian Football Association
  • Alfons Maria Stickler SDB, JCD (1910-2007), Austrian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 18th February 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/claudine
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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