Tracing the Stober Family Name

The name Stober is closely linked to Stover. The name is usually explained as “Bathhouse keeper”.

• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• The 2010 census count for Stober in the United States was 1,267, good for rank 20,829.
• Stober writes “b” in place of the “v” found in Stover, a typical scribal difference.
• You may also find the name written Stoever.

Stober coat of arms

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Stover surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Stober family name pack.