Stalling Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Seen on a gravestone or a census line, Stalling usually leads back to Stallings. The family name meaning is “One who came from Stalling (stallion), in Yorkshire”, the same as for Stallings.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Stallings surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Spelling and variants

Without the “s” of Stallings, Stalling is a simpler written form of the same name. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

The 2010 US Census counted 1,421 people named Stalling, ranking it number 19,131 among American surnames. Research your Stalling family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.