The Stoever Family Name

Stoever is one more way Stover has been written over the centuries. Taken at its root, Stoever points to “Bathhouse keeper”.

Spelling and variants

Stoever adds “e” to Stover, a small change that appeared as the name was written down. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Other spellings include Stober.

In the records

In the 2010 US Census, 354 Americans gave Stoever as their last name (rank 57,516). That puts it inside the top 100,000 US surnames.

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Stover surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Get the complete Stoever report, with a museum-style coat of arms.