Stile Family History

Stile Surname Meaning

English: from Middle English stile stigel stighel stikel steghel stekel ‘stile’ also ‘steep ascent’ (Old English stigel stigol). The surname is usually topographic for someone who lived by a stile or steep ascent and occasionally habitational from a place so named such as Stile in Castle Sowerby (Cumberland) Steel (Shropshire) and perhaps Steel (Northumberland).

Americanized form of German Steil. Italian (Campania): possibly a nickname from stile ‘stylus’ or from a variant of stilo ‘dagger’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Still, Stine, Staple, Stipe, Saile, Sole, Style, Stille, Stice, Stone

7K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
880	Military Records
533	Immigration Records
5K	Census and Voter Lists
5K	Member Trees

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Where is the Stile family from?

You can see how Stile families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Stile family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Stile families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 51 Stile families living in Devon. This was about 36% of all the recorded Stile's in United Kingdom. Devon had the highest population of Stile families in 1891.

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What did your Stile ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Stile.

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There are 5K census records available for the last name Stile. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Stile census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 533 immigration records available for the last name Stile. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 880 military records available for the last name Stile. For the veterans among your Stile ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Stile lifespan?

Between 1954 and 2004, in the United States, Stile life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Stile in 1954 was 50, and 85 in 2004.

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Stile Surname Meaning

Americanized form of German Steil. Italian (Campania): possibly a nickname from stile ‘stylus’ or from a variant of stilo ‘dagger’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Stile family from?

What did your Stile ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Stile.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Unpaid domestic duties

100%

What Stile family records will you find?

What is the average Stile lifespan?

Between 1954 and 2004, in the United States, Stile life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Stile in 1954 was 50, and 85 in 2004.

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Stile Surname Meaning

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

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