Stolle Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Behind the Stolle surname stands Stoll, a German name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. The name is generally explained as “Sturdy man”.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Stoll and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

How the spelling arose

Stolle adds “e” to Stoll, a small change that crept in as the name was written down. Related forms: Stollen, Stoller and Stollwerk.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Stolle with 1,366 bearers, at rank 19,716. That puts it inside the top 25,000 US surnames. French birth records list 168 children named Stolle between 1891 and 2000. Get the complete Stolle report, with a museum-style coat of arms.