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. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English ...

origin, which may be a

locational surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

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

Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset. Covering an area of ...

. Alternatively, it may be a

topographic name Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of '' toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of ...

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 ...

''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 a former Texas politician. From 2013 to 2021 he served as a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 92, which includes a portion of Tarrant County in suburban ...

(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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