Possibly an Americanized spelling of Dutch Stijvers,
occupational name from an agent derivative of Middle Dutch
stiven ‘to play the flute or shawm’ (from Middle Dutch
stive ‘flute’).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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