Stil History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Stil family

The surname Stil 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 Stil family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stil 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 Stil History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stil Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Stil family

Distinguished members of the family include

John Still (c.1543-1608), Bishop of Bath and Wells (1593-1608), and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge (1577-1593.) He was the reputed author of 'Gammer Gurton's Needle,' and was only son of William...

Stil migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stil Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Willem Stil, who arrived in New York in 1709 4

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)
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)