Stephens Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Stephens Name Meaning: From the Greek "Stephanos", menaing "crown".

From the name \"Steven\", which is from the Greek \"Stephanos\", menaing \"crown\".

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Stephens Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Stephens family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,895
Agricultural Labourer 422
House Servant 177
Dress Maker 175
Labourer 146
Copper Miner 88
Carter 86
Servant 74
House Keeper 73
General Servant 73
Laundress 69
Carpenter 67
Blacksmith 59
Farmer 59
Farmer's Son 59
Shoe Maker 56
Tin Miner 53
House Maid 51
Tailor 48
Cook 48
Coal Miner 44
Farmers Son 40
Wife Of Above 40
Farm Labourer 34
Miner 33

Stephens Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Stevens 75% 217,808
2 Stephens 100% 117,779
3 Stephans 88% 682
4 Steavens 75% 597
5 Steevens 75% 441
6 Stephins 88% 240
7 Stphens 88% 108

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The surname Stephens is the 2nd most popular variant of Stevens.

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