As described in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

Quiet, calm, silent. A vessel used in the distillation of liquors. "John at the Still."

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.


Patronymica Britannica (1860)

STILL. Stille was a tenant prior to Domesday. This must therefore have been a personal or baptismal name.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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