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Early Origins of the Stille family

The surname Stille 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 Stille family

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

Stille Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Stille family

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United States Stille migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stille Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Axel Stille, who arrived in Delaware in 1641 4
  • Olof Persson Stille, who landed in Delaware in 1641 4
  • Axell Stille, who landed in Maryland in 1650 4
  • Oxell Stille, who arrived in Maryland in 1662 4
  • Johan Stille, who landed in Delaware in 1693 4
Stille Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Charlotte Stille, who arrived in America in 1836 4
  • Joh Heinr Stille, who arrived in America in 1840 4
  • Fredrik Johansson Stille, aged 30, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1849 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Stille (post 1700) +

  • Samuel Stille, American politician, Member of New Jersey State Senate from Atlantic County, 1863-65 5
  • Lester Stille, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Iowa State House of Representatives from Hancock County, 1950 5
  • Leon Stille, American Republican politician, Member of Michigan State Senate 32nd District; Elected 1998 5
  • Corsville E. Stille, American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Cape May County, 1907-09, 1917 5


  1. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  2. Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
  3. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  4. 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)
  5. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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