Stephen Name Meaning: From the Greek "Stephanos", the name Steven means "crown" or "garland".The crowned one.
This was only used as a monks name in its Latin form 'Stefanus' before 1066. The name became popular due to the christian martyr 'St.Stephen'.
Discover how your Stephen ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 16 |
| Cambridgeshire | 17 |
| Channel Islands | 8 |
| Cheshire | 63 |
| Cornwall | 223 |
| Cumberland | 80 |
| Derbyshire | 24 |
| Devon | 175 |
| Dorset | 10 |
| Durham | 114 |
| Essex | 85 |
| Gloucestershire | 139 |
| Hampshire | 100 |
| Herefordshire | 51 |
| Hertfordshire | 10 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 71 |
| Kent | 105 |
| Lancashire | 446 |
| Leicestershire | 26 |
| Lincolnshire | 34 |
| London | 549 |
| Middlesex | 91 |
| Northumberland | 148 |
| Norfolk | 13 |
| Northamptonshire | 16 |
| Nottinghamshire | 23 |
| Oxfordshire | 27 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 51 |
| Suffolk | 23 |
| Somerset | 41 |
| Surrey | 61 |
| Sussex | 64 |
| Staffordshire | 73 |
| Warwickshire | 98 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 28 |
| Worcestershire | 63 |
| Yorkshire | 175 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 37 |
| Cardiganshire | 56 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 42 |
| Denbighshire | 13 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 256 |
| Merionethshire | 5 |
| Montgomeryshire | 16 |
| Monmouthshire | 201 |
| Pembrokeshire | 40 |
| Radnorshire | 21 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 635 |
| Coal Miner | 105 |
| General Labourer | 55 |
| Dress Maker | 45 |
| Domestic Servant | 40 |
| Living On Own Means | 40 |
| Labourer | 33 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 28 |
| Farmer | 28 |
| General Servant | 26 |
| Cotton Weaver | 22 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 20 |
| Grocer | 19 |
| Carpenter | 18 |
| Blacksmith | 18 |
| Farm Labourer | 16 |
| Clerk | 16 |
| House Keeper | 15 |
| General Servant Domestic | 15 |
| Farm Servant | 14 |
| Butcher | 11 |
| Tailor | 11 |
| Laundress | 11 |
| Mason | 11 |
| Errand Boy | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Stephen | 1,608 |
| Mary Stephen | 1,395 |
| John Stephen | 1,300 |
| Elizabeth Stephen | 947 |
| Thomas Stephen | 822 |
| James Stephen | 668 |
| Sarah Stephen | 583 |
| George Stephen | 512 |
| Ann Stephen | 504 |
| Jane Stephen | 470 |
| Margaret Stephen | 414 |
| Henry Stephen | 369 |
| David Stephen | 336 |
| Charles Stephen | 280 |
| Robert Stephen | 274 |
| Eliza Stephen | 255 |
| Annie Stephen | 245 |
| Edward Stephen | 244 |
| Joseph Stephen | 221 |
| Richard Stephen | 217 |
| Catherine Stephen | 208 |
| Ellen Stephen | 207 |
| Alice Stephen | 184 |
| Hannah Stephen | 183 |
| Samuel Stephen | 163 |