Stewart Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Stewart Name Meaning: An occupational name for a house keeper,from middle english 'Stiward',old english 'Stigweard',a compound of stig 'house' + weard 'guardian'. Steward an officer of a household.

The surname is of english & scottish origin,pre 7th century.After the '12th century' the name was of even greater importance as the highest point in the kingdom(Scotland), below that of the 'monarch'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Stewart Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Stewart family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,364
Coal Miner 149
Dress Maker 107
Domestic Servant 102
Labourer 92
General Labourer 82
General Servant 72
Laundress 63
Annuitant 61
Tailor 56
Agricultural Labourer 50
Cotton Weaver 49
No Occupation 47
Hawker 41
House Keeper 32
Charwoman 31
Clerk 30
Joiner 29
Tailoress 28
Cook 27
General Servant Domestic 27
Engine Fitter 26
Painter 25
Servant 24
Grocer 23

Stewart Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Stewart 100% 81,653
2 Stuart 71% 24,455
3 Stwart 86% 566
4 Stewert 86% 483
5 Stawart 86% 201
6 Stuwart 86% 162

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The surname Stewart is the most popular version of all its varients

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