what orgin does the last name styers make you think of?

Question

where is it probably from would you guess.

Answer 1

Hey Cherokee,

The first answer suggestion for GENFORUM is a really good suggestion.

Origin: English

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stiles, Styals, Styles, Style, Stoyle, Steggle, Steagall, Steggal and many more.

First found in Bedfordshire, where the family was seated in early times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francis Stiles, who settled in New England in 1630; Joan Stiles, who immigrated to Boston in 1635; Nathaniell Stiles, who came to Virginia in 1639; as did Elizabeth Stiles in 1721.

There is a lot of good information in the LDS Family Search site, many entries, from many locations. There are Pedigree files too.

Answer 2

The name STYERS might be English, but I'd guess it was originally STEIER, which is a German name. There are almost 500 of them in the German phone book, and the name also occurs in Austria and Switzerland.

Surnames are often based on place names (i.e. York, Lincoln, Carlisle, Berliner, Roma) and there is a town called STEIER in Saxony, a state in eastern Germany.

For an answer from people who might know, try posting your question of the STYERS family genealogy forum at:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/styers/