> > What nationality is Steele? There are several sources that say that Steeles were border clansmen in Scotland. So they lived in that part of Scotland where the highlands and lowlands meet. Later some of these migrated to Ireland. There are also some Steeles that started as Steihl (other variant spellings) from Germany. You just have to trace your Steele line back and find out it's particular source. Jeri Steele