Stickland is a surname of

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...

origin, which may be a

locational surname A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name,

, indicating a person from the village of Stickland in the parish of

Winterborne Stickland Winterborne Stickland is a village and civil parish in Dorset in southern England. It is about west of Blandford Forum. In 2013 the parish had an estimated population of 520. In the 2011 census the parish, combined with the smaller neighbourin ...

Dorset Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, t ...

. Alternatively, it may be a

topographic name A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name,

for a person who lived by a steep slope, from the

Middle English Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman Conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English pe ...

''stickel'' ("steep") and "land".''Dictionary of American Family Names''
"Stickland Family History"
Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 17 January 2016. The surname may refer to: *

Jonathan Stickland Jonathan Spence Stickland (born September 4, 1983) is an American politician from Texas. A member of the Republican Party, he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 92 for four terms, from 2013 to 2021. The district inc ...

(born 1983), American politician * L. H. Stickland, British biochemist * Lee Stickland, New Zealand soccer player * Paul Stickland (born 1957), British illustrator

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{{surname Surnames of British Isles origin English toponymic surnames

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