Stumpf Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History

The origin and meaning of the German family name Stumpf are based on a nickname. Family names derived from nicknames are said to be among the most diverse and greatest classes of names. In this category, there are many different types of origins. The obvious ones are those based on physical characteristics or personal attributes of the original bearer. Stumpf is derived from the Middle High German word “stumpf” meaning “tree stump; short torso” and was used figuratively to refer to a “stocky person”. Stumpf and Stumpff are variations of the surname. Among the earliest references to this name or to a variant is a record of one Perhold Stumpf, who was a witness in Walkenried near Braunschweig in 1226.

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Blazons & Genealogy Notes

1) Stumpf v. Stumpfsberg (Ger. Aichach), old Bavarian tournament family. Berchtold S. appears in the traditional code of the Scheyern monastery around 1200. They wrote each other from the Pach, Puhl, and Sielenbach seats. Leonbard S. z. Pach sells this seat to U. L. F. zu Ingolstadt in 1433 for an annuity. He will have been the last of the sexes. Coat of arms: in S. a double-headed b. Panther, the head r. Helmet: three b. Badbutlein. Ceilings: b. s.

2) Same as 1 just a different interpretation.