Show ContentsStober History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Stober surname is derived from the Old English personal name Stubheard.

Early Origins of the Stober family

The surname Stober was first found in Suffolk where Stubart was on record in the Domesday Book in 1066. Early records also show a Simon filius Stubbard, who was on record in the Curia Regis Rolls of Norfolk in 1203, and Symon Stubard, who was on record in the Rotuli Hundredorum in Norfolk in 1275. There was a line of this surname in Northumberland where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor.

Early History of the Stober family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stober research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Stober History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stober Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stobart, Stobbart, Stubberd, Stobbard, Stobard, Stubert and many more.

Early Notables of the Stober family

Distinguished members of the family include

  • the Stobert family of Durham


United States Stober migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stober Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jacob Stober, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1737 1
  • Valentine Stober, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1737 1
  • Joachim Stober, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 1
  • Jockem Stober, aged 45, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 1
  • Hans Ulrick Stober, who landed in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania in 1743 1
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Stober Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Christiane Stober, aged 38, who landed in America in 1839 1
  • Joh Heinrich Stober, who arrived in America in 1844 1
  • Johann Philipp Stober, who landed in America in 1844 1
  • Joh Georg Stober, who landed in America in 1854 1
  • Adam Stober, who landed in America in 1854 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Stober (post 1700) +

  • Jeremiah A. Stober (d. 1910), American Republican politician, Member of Pennsylvania State Senate 14th District, 1899-1906 2
  • August Daniel Ehrenfried Stöber (1808-1884), Alsatian poet, scholar and collector of folklore


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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