Stumm (German for "mute") is a German language surname from a nickname for a mute person. Notable people with the surname include: Chasteen C. Stumm (1848–1895), American journalist, minister, and teacher Elizabeth Stumm (1857–?), American teacher and journalist Fabian Stumm (1981), German actor Jacob Stumm (1853–1921), Australian politician Jennifer Stumm, American violist Johann Michael Stumm (1683–1747), German goldsmith and organ builder from the Stumm family of organ builders. Sophie von Stumm (1983), British German psychologist Werner Stumm (1924–1999), Swiss chemist References