Stöckl Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

People called Stöckl share their surname's story with Stock, its better-known spelling. Name scholars give the meaning as “tree stump”. Stöckl is listed among the recognised spellings of Stock. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

The same family of names includes Stocker.

Arms linked to Stock and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Stöckl family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.