STOLL
Stoll is a surname that was first recorded in the British Isles and is traditionally associated with the English language and Christian faith.
The name is of German provenance, deriving from the Middle High German word stolle, which means “post” or “stake”. It may therefore have been originally a topographic name for a person living near a boundary marker or fence post, or an occupational name for a maker or seller of such posts.
Alternatively, the same root word could have functioned as a nickname. In Middle High German it also denoted a “pole” or “stick”, suggesting it might have been applied to a tall or slender individual. Consequently the surname Stoll may have arisen from a variety of contexts linked to posts, stakes, or physical characteristics.
Historical records show the surname in many forms, including the basic Stoll, Stolle, Stollen, Stoller, and Stollmann, as well as compound variants such as Stollenberg, Stollenhof, and Stollmeier. These forms were used in medieval German and Swiss charters, with early examples including Heinrich Stolle of Frommern in 1191 and Ulrich Stollenmayer of Waldstetten in 1503.
In present-day Germany the name is most common in the state of Hesse, especially around the cities of Frankfurt and Braunschweig. Statistical data from WorldNames PublicProfiler indicate that between five thousand and six thousand people bear the surname in the German states. The name is also present, though less frequently, in Austria and Switzerland, and is found among diaspora communities in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
While the exact original meaning of Stoll may vary according to regional usage and family history, the evidence suggests that the surname’s roots lie in the Germanic word for a post or stake, with historical associations to boundary markers, construction, and possibly mining activity. This linguistic heritage remains most prominent in German-speaking regions, where the name continues to be used and identified by its various documented spellings.
Typical given names associated with the Stoll surname
Male
- Alan
- Andrew
- Anthony
- Benedict
- David
- James
- John
- Jonathan
- Lionel
- Mark
- Michael
- Peter
Female
- Catherine
- Elizabeth
- Emma
- Fiona
- Laura
- Rebecca
- Sandra
- Sarah
- Susan
- Victoria
Similar and related surnames
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There are approximately 427 people named Stoll in the UK. That makes it one of Britain's least common surnames. Only around seven in a million people in Britain are named Stoll.
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English
Famous people named Stoll
- John Stoll - Art director (1913 to 1990)
Names and descriptions courtesy of Wikipedia, and may contain errors. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of every famous person with this name.