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Early Origins of the Stylman family

The surname Stylman 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 Bardsley claims the name originally was "a local name as in 'the stileman,' is the man who lived as the stile. " 2

Early History of the Stylman family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stylman research. Another 139 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1111, 1181, 1443, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1565 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Stylman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stylman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stillman, Stilman, Styleman, Stylman, Styllman and many more.

Early Notables of the Stylman family

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United States Stylman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stylman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Elias Stylman, who landed in Maryland in 1659 3


  1. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  2. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  3. 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)


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