Show ContentsStaller History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The name Staller was a nickname for someone who was "stalwart" or "strong" having been derived from the "Middle English stalworth(y), stalew(u)rthe, etc.; Old English stæl-wyrpe, serviceable." 1 2

Early Origins of the Staller family

The surname Staller was first found in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 where John le Stalewrthe, Oxfordshire; and Henry Stalewrth, Cambridgeshire were found. The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 had only one entry for the family at that time: Thomas Stalwrygh. 3

Another source notes, Thomas Stalworthi was listed at Pinchbeck, Suffolk in 1285 and later, John Stalworthy was found in Suffolk according to the Subsidy Rolls of 1327. 4

Early History of the Staller family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Staller research. Another 105 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1279, 1285, 1685 and 1794 are included under the topic Early Staller History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Staller Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stallwood, Stallard, Stollard, Stallworth, Stallworthy, Stollworth, Stollworthy and many more.

Early Notables of the Staller family

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United States Staller migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Staller Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Nicolas Staller, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 5
  • Johan Adam Staller, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 5
  • Nicklas Staller, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1764 5


  1. Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
  2. Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
  3. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  4. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  5. 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)


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