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Stobo Family History

Stobo Name Meaning

from Stobo (Peebless). The first element of the place-name is Old English stubb *stobb ‘a stub a tree-stump’ a word which also gives Scots stobb ‘stake post’. The second element is probably Old English hōh ‘heel; projecting ridge of land’ whence Scots heuch or heugh ‘precipice crag cliff a steep hill’. However the earliest recorded form of the place-name is problematic and it may have been influenced by the common Brittonic place-name suffix *-āk-.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Similar surnames: Stob, Stone, Stowe, Stock, Stoop, Sorbo, Stork, Toro, Tobe, Stout

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Where is the Stobo family from?

You can see how Stobo families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Stobo family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Stobo families were found in and Scotland in 1841. In 1911 there were 15 Stobo families living in Ontario. This was about 68% of all the recorded Stobo's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Stobo families in 1911.

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Draft Cards
There are 497 military records available for the last name Stobo. For the veterans among your Stobo ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
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Census Records

There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Stobo. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Stobo census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search Canadian census records for Stobo

Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Stobo. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

View all Stobo immigration records

Draft Cards

There are 497 military records available for the last name Stobo. For the veterans among your Stobo ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Stobo lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2003, in the United States, Stobo life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1980, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Stobo in 1963 was 74, and 88 in 2003.

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