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 1,745
Coal Miner 152
Living On Own Means 146
General Labourer 134
Living On Her Own Means 92
Dress Maker 87
Domestic Servant 85
Labourer 79
General Servant Domestic 60
Cotton Weaver 51
General Servant 47
Clerk 44
Grocer 43
Laundress 42
Agricultural Labourer 38
Tailor 38
House Keeper 36
Hawker 34
Joiner 30
Dressmaker 28
Painter 27
Tailoress 26
Cook Domestic Servant 25
Carpenter 25
Charwoman 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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