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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • North German (Stöhr) : see Stoehr.
  • South German (Stöhr) : nickname from Middle High German stœraere, stœrer ‘disturber’, ‘unregistered craftsman (in a guild)’ (who worked in homes for pay and meals), or a variant of Stehr.

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