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The lineage of the name Stegner begins with the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britain. It is a result of when they lived in either of the settlements called Stockdale in Yorkshire or Cumberland. The surname Stegner belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
The surname Stegner was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Lockington, some say, before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stegner research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1634, 1660 and 1693 are included under the topic Early Stegner History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Stegner has undergone many spelling variations, including Stockdale, Storkdale, Stackdall, Stackdale, Stockdall, Stockall, Stockdell, Stackdell and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Stegner Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In the United States, the name Stegner is the 15,654th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Stegner were among those contributors: