Where Does the Stockel Surname Come From?

If your family name is Stockel, its origin lies with Stock, a long-established German surname. Its meaning, shared with Stock, is “tree stump”.

How the spelling arose

With the diminutive -el, Stockel is a pet form of Stock that became a surname in its own right. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Stocke, Stöckl and Stocker.

The 2010 US Census counted 286 people named Stockel, ranking it number 68,770 among American surnames.

Stockel coat of arms

There is no single Stockel family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Research your Stockel family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.