Stampfl Family History
Stampfl Name Meaning
South German (Bavaria and Austria): metonymic occupational name for someone who worked at a crushing mill from a diminutive of Middle High German stampf ‘pestle crusher crushing mill’. In some instances it may have been applied as a nickname for a small fat person. Slovenian (Štampfl): of German origin (see 1 above). See also Stampfel .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022