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![Show Contents]() Stutts History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The German surname Stutts is thought to derive from a Southern German word "stutz," meaning "a steep cliff;" thus as a name it was likely originally used for someone who lived near a steep cliff. There is also a Middle High German word "stutz," meanings "pushy." Names evolving from this meaning, the name would have been initially given as nicknames. Early Origins of the Stutts familyThe surname Stutts was first found in Lorch, Ruedesheim, where the name is thought to have originated. The earliest known instance of this name was recorded in this city, where Helmannus dictus Stuz was living in 1319. Early History of the Stutts familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stutts research. Another 69 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1525, 1531, 1573, 1625, 1730, 1769, 1777, 1798, 1802 and 1816 are included under the topic Early Stutts History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Stutts Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Stutz, Stuz, Stutzman, Stutzmann, Stuzman, Stuzmann, Styz, Stytz, Stuetz and many more. Early Notables of the Stutts familyAnother 32 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Stutts Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Stutts RankingIn the United States, the name Stutts is the 14,170th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Stutts familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Johann Jacob Stutzman, who settled in Philadelphia in 1727; Anna Stutz, a German Mennonite living in Pennsylvania in 1735; Hans Stutz and his wife Barbara, who emigrated from the Palatinate to Georgia with their five children in 1741.
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- Larry Collins Stutts (b. 1954), American politician and physician, Member of the Alabama State Senate (2014-)
- Will Stutts, American actor, known for Runaway Home (2010) and George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (1986)
- Jared Stutts, American director and actor, known for Brewers by the Bay (2016) and Ele, My Friend (1992)
- Tim Stutts (b. 1980), American sound engineer from Louisville, Kentucky, known for Justice League Heroes (2006)
- Ruby Stutts Lyells (1908-1994), born Ruby Elizabeth Stutts, an American librarian and the first African-American professional librarian in Mississippi
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