very few records exist of my surname in this form. it is believed to be saxon in origin first entering england in the northeast of the country bet 800 100ad it was recorded in s.e. scotland in the 13th centuary and appears to have links with the names stobo and stobart. other forms which may just be mis-spellings are stober, stobbart, stover many similar sounding names. any links would be appreciated as i am just starting to search my name.