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 2,285
Agricultural Labourer 298
Labourer 274
General Servant 164
Domestic Servant 147
Dress Maker 120
Annuitant 92
Miner 87
Carpenter 85
Servant 73
House Keeper 71
Farmer 70
Farm Labourer 68
Laundress 61
Farm Servant 59
Coal Miner 59
Blacksmith 55
Mason 54
Wife 50
Wife Of Above 43
Tailor 43
Gardener 41
Cook 41
Tin Miner 38
Grocer 37

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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