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
School 1,957
Farmer 220
Private Means 186
Coal Miner Hewer 185
Farm Labourer 134
General Labourer 130
General Servant (domestic) 118
Dressmaker 112
None 98
Labourer 97
Domestic Servant 84
Clerk 70
Carpenter 65
Shop Assistant 62
General Servant Domestic 61
Housekeeper 57
House Painter 51
At School 49
Dress Maker 49
At Home 48
Scholar 48
House Keeper 47
Assisting In The Business 46
Assisting In Business 44
Laundress 43

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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