The styer Surname
styer Name Meaning and History
- occupational name for someone who worked at a pigsty, a swineherd, from an agent derivative of Middle English stye ‘sty’ (Old English stig(u)).
- topographic from Middle English stye ‘path’ (Old English stig) + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Styer message board
Threads: 34 - Messages: 55
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Pfc. Brandon M. Styer of Lancaster, Pa. d. 15 Oct 2009 |
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| ancestral info on styer/boyer/flad/huey/lilly-lilley/mitchel-mitchell/atkinson | roberta lee (styer)jones | 1 |
| Peter Styer & Elizabeth Martha |
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| styer's (styre's) from lancaster county pa | mary sheppard | 2 |
| Henry B. Styer |
iamme|M5750
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| HIRAM E. STYER (d.1930) m.VIRGIE MIZE | Dixie | 1 |
| William Barrett Styer |
clpayne
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| benjamin franklin styer |
marysheppard94
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| benjamin f styer/styre |
marysheppard94
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| styer/styre family | mary sheppard | 0 |
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