Släkthistoria för Stirton
Stirton Vad efternamn betyder
Scottish (Angus and Perthshire): habitational name from Stirton in Kilmany (Fife). The earliest bearer known seems to have a very late appearing surname since Stirton in Fife (or its name) came into existence only in the mid 17th century commemorating a family called Stirk holding land adjacent with Scots toun ‘farmstead settlement’. English: variant of Sturton a habitational name from Sturton le Steeple (Nottinghamshire) Great Sturton (Lincolnshire) Sturton by Stow (Lincolnshire) or possibly Sturton (Northumberland) all of which share the same etymology and early spellings as Stratton.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
