Early Origins of the Styllment family
The surname Styllment was first found in
Essex where one of the first records of the name was Robert Stegelman who was listed there in 1270. John Stileman was also listed in
Essex in the
Subsidy Rolls in 1327. In the same year John Stighelman was listed in the
Subsidy Rolls of
Sussex.
[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X) Bardsley claims the name originally was "a
local name as in 'the stileman,' is the man who lived as the stile. "
[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Early History of the Styllment family
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Styllment Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Stillman, Stilman, Styleman, Stylman, Styllman and many more.
Early Notables of the Styllment family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Styllment family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..