Stallman Family History

German (Stallmann): variant of Staller. German: topographic name for someone who lived in a muddy place, from the dialect word stal. English: habitational name from Stalmine in Lancashire, named probably with Old English stæll ‘creek’, ‘pool’ + Old Norse mynni ‘mouth’. English: possibly an occupational name for a stockman, from Middle English stall ‘stall’ + man ‘man’, or a topographic name for someone who lived by some cattle stalls.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press