Stiefel Family History
Stiefel Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Stiefel ‘boot’ Middle High German stivel a metonymic occupational name for a bootmaker or nickname for somoene who wore distinctive boots. German: from a pet form of the personal name Stefan German form of Latin Stephanus (see Steven ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022