Stump Family History
Stump Name Meaning
English and German: from Middle Low German stump ‘tree stump’ (borrowed into Middle English) hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a prominent tree stump or else a nickname for a short stocky person. German: nickname from Middle High German stumpf ‘maimed mentally incompetent’ for a dull or inexperienced person. German (mainly northern and central): variant of Stumm .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022