Stainer Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Behind the Stainer surname stands Steiner, a German name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. Read literally, Stainer points to “Dweller by a rock, or from Stein”.

Stainer and Steiner

Spelled with “a” instead of “e”, Stainer shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Steinert and Stein.

Family crest and blazon

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