Stotler History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Germany
Scotland

The surname Stotler literally means "woodland clearing or pasture where a herd of horses is kept," from the Old English "stod" + "leah." 1 2

Another source notes the name denotes "belonging to Studleigh, Studley, the Middle English Stodley, Stodlegh, Anglo-Saxon Stódleáh (' tó stódleáge'- dat.: 'C.S.' no. 620) = the Stud-Lea. Studley was Stodlei in Domesday Book." 3

Parishes and places with the name are found in Buckinghamshire, Warwickshire, and West Riding of Yorkshire. "Stoodleigh is a parish in Devon, five miles from Hampton. There can be no doubt that the Dorset and Devon Studleys in general represent the last-named place." 4

Early Origins of the Stotler family

The surname Stotler was first found in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 where William de Stodley, Leicestershire was recorded at that time. 4 A few years later, William de Stoddleye was recorded in Wiltshire in 1282 and later again, Henry Studley was found in Gloucestershire in 1373. 5

In Devon, Robert held Stoodleigh near Oakford from Ralph de Pomeroy, and Arnold held Stoodleigh from Walter de Douai in West Buckland, also in Devon. "On Warbrightsleigh Hill, in the parish, are the remains of a beacon said to have been erected by Edward II." 6 This parish was recorded as Stodlei in the Domesday Book of 1086. 7

The Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III. included an entry for Thomas de Studle, Bedfordshire, 20 Edward I (during the twentieth year of King Edward I's reign.) In Walter de Stodleghe was listed there 1 Edward III. 8

Early History of the Stotler family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stotler research. Another 162 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1545, 1561, 1566, 1570, 1572, 1573, 1584, 1586, 1588, 1590, 1610, 1644, 1662 and 1664 are included under the topic Early Stotler History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stotler Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Stotler family name include Stoodley, Studley, Stoodly, Studly, Stodlege, Stoodlege and many more.

Early Notables of the Stotler family

Distinguished members of the family include John Studley (c.1545-1590), an English academic, best known as a translator of Seneca, the Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist. "He matriculated from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1561; he graduated B. A. in 1566 and M.A. in 1570, being elected a fellow of the college in the interval. He was a good classical scholar, and at a very early age prepared, in continuation of the labours of Jasper Heywood, translations of four of Seneca's tragedies 'Agamemnon,' 'Medea,' 'Hippolytus,' and 'Hercules Oeteus.' He employed the common ballad metre for the dialogue, and rhyming decasyllabics for the...
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Stotler Ranking

In the United States, the name Stotler is the 13,633^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 9

Stotler migration to the United States +

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Stotler surname or a spelling variation of the name include :

Stotler Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Edwin J. Stotler, aged 50, who landed in America, in 1924
Mabel A. Stotler, aged 40, who settled in America, in 1924
Marion Stotler, aged 17, who landed in America, in 1924
Winifred Stotler, aged 16, who immigrated to the United States, in 1924

Contemporary Notables of the name Stotler (post 1700) +

Simon Stotler, American actor, known for his work on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager
Joseph Horace "Bud" Stotler (1888-1957), American Thoroughbred horse racing Champion trainer from Salisbury, Pennsylvania, United States Champion Thoroughbred Trainer by earnings (1935)
Roy Stotler, American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Martinsburg, West Virginia, 1949 10
R. H. Stotler, American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Martinsburg, West Virginia, 1944-45 10
Alicemarie Huber Stotler (b. 1942), United States federal judge, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California (2009-2014)

Citations +

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Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html