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Re: surname Stablum
All I can think of is the Latin word "stabulum" (stable, camp)
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That's a likely source. I wondered why it wasn't italianised, becoming something like Stabolo or Stabio. That led to the possibility that it is Ladin in origin.
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Do you know, how old the town is?
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I haven't a clue. I believe it's in the vicinity of the town of Male' which is said to be "of Roman origins".
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