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Stiller Family History

Stiller Surname Meaning

German: nickname for a calm individual, a variant of Still. German: habitational name for someone from Still in Alsace (near Strasbourg) and Austria.

English: topographic name for someone who lived by a stile or steep ascent from Middle English stile, stigel, stighel, stikel, steghel, stekel ‘stile; steep ascent’ (Old English stigel, stigol) + -er.

This type of name is characteristic of Sussex, Surrey, and Kent. See also Stile.

In some cases, the name might also be a shortened form of Stickler, a variant of Stickley.

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


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You can see how Stiller families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Stiller family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Stiller families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 26 Stiller families living in London. This was about 37% of all the recorded Stiller's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Stiller families in 1891.
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What did your Stiller ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Stiller. 81% of Stiller women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    81%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    10%
  • Housewife
    10%

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Passenger Lists

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There are 4,000 military records available for the last name Stiller. For the veterans among your Stiller ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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