Stobbart Family History
Stobbart Surname Meaning
From the Middle English personal name Stubard Stobard late Old English *Stubheard, derived from stubb *stobb ‘tree-stump’ + heard ‘hard’, recorded only in E Anglia.
Thus, the surname in post-medieval NE England may be due to migration from there via the east coast trade route.
The post-medieval surname may have been confused with Stappard and Stopford.
In E Anglia, it may have been absorbed into Stibbard.
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
