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
School 1,668
Private Means 266
None 139
General Labourer 115
Coal Miner Hewer 114
Labourer 110
Dressmaker 90
General Servant (domestic) 79
Clerk 68
At School 65
At Home 63
Student 62
Domestic Servant 58
House Painter 52
Dress Maker 48
Housekeeper 48
No Occupation 44
Carter 43
House Keeper 42
Cotton Weaver 42
Dock Labourer 40
General Servant Domestic 38
Shop Assistant 37
Carpenter 35
Scholar 35

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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