Stickland is a surname of British 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 Winterborne Stickland is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies about west of the town of Blandford Forum. In 2013 the civil parish had an estimated population of 520. In the 2011 census the parish, combi ...

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 (unitary authority), Dors ...

. 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 p ...

''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 Fort ...

(born 1983), American politician * L. H. Stickland, British biochemist *

Lee Stickland Lee Stickland is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level. Stickland played two official A-international matches for the New Zealand in 1980, the first a 2–0 win over Fiji on 21 February, the second ...

, 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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