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 2,444
Farmer 198
Coal Miner 185
General Labourer 179
Agricultural Labourer 170
Living On Own Means 160
Domestic Servant 153
Dress Maker 139
Living On Her Own Means 121
Labourer 100
Carpenter 96
General Servant Domestic 79
Farm Labourer 71
General Servant 70
General Domestic Servant 60
Blacksmith 59
Laundress 56
Farm Servant 54
House Keeper 50
Grocer 47
Tailor 46
Clerk 44
Dressmaker 41
Butcher 40
Gardener 40

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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