The Swedish name Stainback is generally thought to come from personal name Sten. The word "sten," means "stone;" so it may have been a topographic name for someone who lived on stony ground, or perhaps an occupational name for someone who worked with stone.
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Contemporary Notables of the name Stainback (post 1700)
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Timothy Stainback, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2008 1
Ingram Macklin Stainback (1883-1961), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Attorney for Hawaii, 1934-40; U.S. District Judge for Hawaii, 1940-42; Governor of Hawaii Territory, 1942-51; Justice of Hawaii Territorial Supreme Court, 1951 1
Charles Stainback, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1948 1
C. A. Stainback, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1888, 1912 (alternate), 1924, 1928 (alternate) 1
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