Stoltzfoos Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

One surname, two spellings: Stoltzfoos and Stoltzfus.

What does the surname Stoltzfoos mean?

Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Proud foot / Stoltzfus”. The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Stoltzfoos with 852 bearers, at rank 28,100. That puts it inside the top 50,000 US surnames.

How is Stoltzfoos related to Stoltzfus?

Records show Stoltzfoos as one of the forms Stoltzfus took over time. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Stolzfus.

Is there a Stoltzfoos coat of arms?

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