Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
STUBBS
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
STUBBS. 1. See Stephen. 2. Astuhov stob is a provincial word for the stump of a tree left in forest clearings. Such a clearing would for a time acquire the aipellation of " the Stubbs," and residence near it would originate the surname.
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English