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Early Origins of the Stiller family

The surname Stiller was first found in Wiltshire where Stille was a tenant listed there prior to the Conquest. 1

The Domesday Book in 1086 A.D. lists Aluuinus Stilla in Hampshire. 2 Lefwinus Stille was listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1166 is Sussex and Richard le Stille was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1275. 3

Years later, the Subsidy Rolls of 1332 list John atte Stille in Worcestershire. 3 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list Walter Stille in Oxfordshire.

Early History of the Stiller family

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Stiller Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stille, Still, Stills, Stillie, Stylle and others.

Early Notables of the Stiller family

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Stiller Ranking

In the United States, the name Stiller is the 11,784th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4


United States Stiller migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stiller Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Henry Stiller, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 5
Stiller Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John W Stiller, who arrived in New York in 1850 5
  • Barbara Stiller, aged 30, who immigrated to the United States, in 1893
  • Florentine Stiller, aged 4, who landed in America, in 1893
  • Emilie Stiller, aged 36, who immigrated to the United States, in 1894
  • Clara Stiller, aged 20, who immigrated to the United States, in 1895
Stiller Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Else Stiller, aged 18, who landed in America, in 1903
  • Auguste Stiller, aged 53, who landed in America, in 1903
  • Chaim Stiller, aged 24, who settled in America, in 1906
  • Bertha Stiller, aged 21, who settled in America from Odessa, in 1907
  • Anna Stiller, aged 56, who immigrated to the United States, in 1912
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Australia Stiller migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Stiller Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Johann Gottlieb Stiller, aged 56, who arrived in South Australia in 1857 aboard the ship "Victoria"

New Zealand Stiller migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Stiller Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • John Stiller, aged 28, a farm labourer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Queen Bee" in 1872

Contemporary Notables of the name Stiller (post 1700) +

  • Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller (b. 1965), American Emmy Award winning actor, host of The Ben Stiller Show, perhaps best known for the Madagascar series, and the Night at the Museum trilogy
  • Gerald Isaac "Jerry" Stiller (1937-2020), American actor, part of the comedy duo Stiller and Meara, father of Amy and Ben Stiller
  • Eric Stiller, American author and kayaker, co-founder of a Manhattan Kayak Company
  • Amy Stiller (b. 1961), American actress and stand up comedian
  • Bonner Lee Stiller, American politician, Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly
  • Robert Stiller (b. 1928), Polish polyglot, writer, poet and translator
  • Mauritz Stiller (1883-1928), Finnish silent-film director and actor
  • Brian Stiller (b. 1942), Canadian theologian, president of the Tyndale Foundation

Bismarck
  • Hans Stiller (1921-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 6


  1. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  2. Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
  3. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  4. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  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)
  6. Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details


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