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One Name Studies / Ustella Surname
« on: Saturday 14 April 18 21:22 BST (UK)  »
This surname appears in my family tree. I know very little of it's origins and any searches do not reveal much information regarding origins.

It was in Scotland in the 1900s. It had a foreign origin but, I'm not sure where. The woman who carried this surname married into a Lithuanian family in Scotland in the early 20th century.

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Peeblesshire / Stobo Surname Origin - Limited Information
« on: Friday 31 May 13 12:13 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

I am looking to find the origin of a surname in my family tree. This is the Stobo surname. I am related to the reverend Archibald Stobo who settled in the Americas. This man's brother was a tobacco merchant and owned land in Glasgow.

From what I have searched there is very little information on this family.

I have heard several pieces of information:

1) The surname is locational from the barony of Peeblesshire.

2) The family held a seat from early times, however what sort of seat was it and are today's Stobos related to these nobles?

3) The Stobos originally came from Norway in the 1100s.

There is very little solid information and the origin of this surname is a mystery. What we know for certain is the region of origin, but beyond this there is very little information.

Perhaps the family came to Scotland in the 1100s, settled in Peeblesshire, were given a title and seat and then took the name of the locality?

Any information would be highly valued.

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