Stephen Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Stephen Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Stephen family

Profession Census Frequency
School 146
Private Means 18
Student 15
General Servant (domestic) 12
None 11
Scholar 7
Farm Labourer 7
Assisting In The Business 7
At Home 7
Cotton Weaver 7
Domestic Servant 6
Coal Miner Hewer 6
Home 6
Cook (domestic) 6
Bank Clerk 5
Clerk 5
Drapers Assistant 5
General Labourer 5
No Occupation 5
Housekeeper 5
Servant (domestic) 5
Gardener (domestic) 4
Domestic 4
Coal Miner (hewer) 4
At School 4

Stephen Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Stephen 100% 20,144
2 Steven 71% 5,988
3 Stephan 86% 665
4 Steaven 71% 130

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The surname Stephen is the most popular version of all its varients

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