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
Living On Own Means 243
Farmer 210
General Labourer 181
General Servant Domestic 155
Dress Maker 131
Scholar 111
Carpenter 74
Cook Domestic 73
Coal Miner Hewer 67
Dressmaker 66
Domestic Servant 61
Agricultural Labourer 61
Housemaid Domestic 58
School 51
Charwoman 49
Butcher 45
Laundress Wash 44
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 43
Tailor 42
Gardener Domestic 42
House Maid Domestic 41
Blacksmith 37
Bricklayer 36
Servant Domestic 36
House Painter 35

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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