- Stumbles (surname)
Stumbles is a
family name probably originating in theUnited Kingdom but nowadays also found inAustralia ,South Africa ,Zimbabwe ,Canada , and theUnited States .Origin
"A Dictionary Of British Surnames" [P. H. Reaney: "A Dictionary Of British Surnames", Routledge and Keegan Paul 1958 - 1976, ISBN 0 7100 8106 5] 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 ofDevon from the early 18th century [Records fromThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) (1984)] [Material in possession of the of this article based on various genealogical resources] .It is now rare in the United Kingdom but found more commonly in Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Canada and the United States.Stumbles people
* "William Stumbels" lived and worked as a clockmaker in
Totnes from around 1700 to 1769 [J. K. Bellchambers: "Devonshire Clockmakers", The Devonshire Press Limited, Torquay; 1962]
* "Albert Smith Stumbles" built many buildings inSalcombe around the late 19th and early 20th centuries.References
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