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From: Todd A. Farmerie< >
Subject: Re: The Jutes...
Date: 4 Jul 1995 16:29:16 GMT

In a previous article, (Jason Stiff) says:

>I have found out that my last name (Stiff) comes from a
>Jute chieftain by the name of Stuf. I was wondering if
>anyone knows anything about the Jutes (I believe he was
>alive in the 500s or 600s A.D.) or if anyone can point me

This is not the answer you were after, but it is extremely unlikely that
the surname Stiff had anything to do with a Jute chieftain. Surnames did
begin to be used in England until at least the eleventh century, so you
have a 500 year gap to fill.

As to the chieftain, you should first try the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and
Bede's Eclesiastical History. For the Jutes in general, try any reference
on Anglo-Saxon England, or a competant history of Kent which covers this
period.

Todd

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• The Jutes... by Jason Stiff< >

  • Re: The Jutes... by Todd A. Farmerie< >

  • Re: The Jutes... by "R. Leutner" <>