Stepney Surname

141,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Stepney Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stepney,' an important parish in Middlesex, now part of London.

1600. Robert Stepneth or Stepney, Hertfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1753. Married — William Hopkins and Elizabeth Stepheny: St.

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Stepney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1041:172,27117,367
England7901:70,5298,101
Canada831:443,92338,562
Liberia741:59,5755,232
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Wales171:182,03112,022
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4261:57,2196,760
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3491:143,89313,487

Stepney (63) may also be a first name.

Stepney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stepney,' an important parish in Middlesex, now part of London.

1600. Robert Stepneth or Stepney, Hertfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1753. Married — William Hopkins and Elizabeth Stepheny: St. George, Hanover Square.

1760. — Daniel Holland and Jane Stepney: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Stepney (M’sex), 14th cent. Stebenheth(e, 13th cent. Steben- hith, Domesday Stebenhede [The second element is no doubt for Old English hýð, a landing-place, harbour, (not for hœð a heath), as in the case of ‘Lambeth’; and the first element prob. represents the adj. form of a variant of Old English stybb, a tree-stump (the haven apparently had tree-stumps as mooring-posts] ‘Stepney’ seemingly began to be used for earlier ‘Stepneth’ c. 1600.

The ancient importance of Stepney as a haven is suff. attested by the fact that all children born at sea in English vessels were supposed to belong parochially to Stepney.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Stepney Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Stepney Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Stepney occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stepney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 141,741st most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,318,659 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Stepney reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Stepney is also the 1,234,572nd most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 63 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,104 people, or 1 in 172,271. In The United States it is most frequent in: Maryland, where 24 percent are found, Illinois, where 13 percent are found and Missouri, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Stepney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stepney has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 603 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 425 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stepney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Stepney last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Stepney surname are 20.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stepney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.52% less than the national average, earning R 72,432 per year; in United States they earn 22.11% less than the national average, earning $33,607 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.36% more than the national average, earning $54,831 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Stepenny807/
Stepnaya807/
Stepfner803/
Stepness803/
Shtepnyi802/
Steppner802/
Stephnay801/
Steppnes801/
Stephner801/
Stephnae801/
Stepnets801/
Steepnes800/
Stepna7714/
Stepni771/
Stepennyy7516/
Stephnaie752/
Stephnnie751/
Stepnoi7138/
Stepennaya7117/
Stephna719/
Stephni714/
Stepnoj711/
Stepnich672/
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