Stumbles (surname)
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Stumbles is a family name probably originating in the United Kingdom but nowadays also found in Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Canada, and the United States.
[edit] Origin
A Dictionary Of British Surnames[1] lists a Gervase atte Stumble of 1296 and a Juliana Stumbel of 1311 and suggests a meaning (derived from Old English stumbel) of "Dweller by the tree-stump".
The name was found relatively frequently in the West Country especially the South Hams region of Devon from the early 18th century[2][3] . It is now rare in the United Kingdom but found more commonly in Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Canada and the United States.
[edit] Stumbles people
- William Stumbels lived and worked as a clockmaker in Totnes from around 1700 to 1769[4]
- Albert Smith Stumbles built many buildings in Salcombe around the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
[edit] References
- ^ P. H. Reaney: A Dictionary Of British Surnames, Routledge and Keegan Paul 1958 - 1976, ISBN 0 7100 8106 5
- ^ Records from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) (1984)
- ^ Material in possession of the original author of this article based on various genealogical resources
- ^ J. K. Bellchambers: Devonshire Clockmakers, The Devonshire Press Limited, Torquay; 1962
