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Steill Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Etymology of Steill

What does the name Steill mean?

The surname Steill is a name whose history begins in 1066 with the Norman Conquest of England. This Norman name was used for a person who was strong or reliable. The surname Steele is a metaphor likening the constitution of its bearer to the hard metal of the same name. 1

Early Origins of the Steill family

The surname Steill was first found in the shires of Ayr, Berwick, and Dumfries. In Berwickshire the old parish of Steill is now Ladykirk. Early records of the family in Scotland include: Henry Stel, a juror on inquisition on lands of Hopkelchoc, 1259, and William Stele, Burgess of Edinburgh, 1423. John Steil or Steyll appears as prebendary of Kilmoir, 1434 and 1448, and another John Stevll was tenant of part of Cowpergrange, 1486. 2

Early History of the Steill family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Steill research. Another 133 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1259, 1524, 1530, 1567, 1627, 1637, 1672, 1680, 1729 and 1823 are included under the topic Early Steill History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Steill Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Steele, Steill, Steel, Steal and others.

Early Notables of the Steill family

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Migration of the Steill family to Ireland

Some of the Steill family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Steill family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Clement Steel settled in Virginia in 1651; followed by Isaac in 1683; Isaack Steel settled in Barbados in 1683; James Steel settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1766.

Contemporary Notables of the name Steill (post 1700)+

  • Jayson Anthony Steill, Canadian referee at the 2017 FIBA U16 European Championship
  1. Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
  2. Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)

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