Stevens Surname

1,316th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 410,476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Stevens Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Stephen,' an early form; v. Stephen.

Philip Stevene, Somerset, t Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Stevene, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Magota Steuen-doghterfa, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Stevens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States236,5731:1,532119
England58,9971:94492
Australia27,4021:98587
Canada18,0821:2,038218
South Africa14,9761:3,618475
Belgium12,2951:93530
Netherlands8,7881:1,922120
Sierra Leone7,5901:934174
New Zealand4,0741:1,11296
Germany4,0071:20,0912,658
Wales2,7571:1,122103
France1,6701:39,7744,958
Scotland1,5691:3,412599
Thailand1,4971:47,1875,452
Jamaica9301:3,086463
Liberia6041:7,299860
Ireland5291:8,9021,215
Vanuatu5111:515105
Chile4671:37,7231,897
Brazil4191:510,91719,207
British Virgin Islands4131:7610
Spain3901:119,8779,365
Mexico3661:339,1437,246
Antigua and Barbuda3371:29443
Nigeria2391:741,18333,732
Philippines2331:434,49954,012
Northern Ireland2211:8,3491,401
Argentina2111:202,57516,775
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Saint Kitts and Nevis1811:30569
Japan1641:779,53817,923
Dominican Republic1621:64,4013,114
Switzerland1601:51,3316,758
Singapore1501:36,7181,328
India1441:5,326,843130,588
United States Virgin Islands1371:806116
Panama1341:29,1961,725
Bahamas1271:3,085395
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Sweden1171:84,1606,209
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha1131:5212
Belize951:3,742719
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Namibia921:26,1894,171
Bermuda901:725108
Zimbabwe891:173,46321,090
Guernsey881:732115
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Isle of Man711:1,209190
Papua New Guinea671:121,69716,585
Denmark631:89,5998,581
Malaysia631:468,16223,720
Norway581:88,66012,230
Israel531:161,46516,670
Nicaragua531:113,6051,989
Italy521:1,176,09074,216
Ecuador491:324,6099,222
Greece491:226,11835,110
Jersey461:2,157365
United Arab Emirates461:199,18013,980
China451:30,384,9241,604
Dominica441:1,725292
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
American Samoa391:1,430249
Venezuela371:816,32613,210
Hong Kong351:209,5853,000
Austria341:250,45429,541
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Aruba281:3,696529
Guyana271:28,2303,128
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Paraguay241:301,5314,820
Czechia231:462,32550,029
Ghana211:1,286,70011,505
Finland191:289,30021,660
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Cyprus161:55,3055,325
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Anguilla141:96086
Curaçao141:11,232389
Haiti141:763,13611,139
Honduras141:629,7463,754
Oman141:263,4264,299
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
Saint Lucia121:14,8981,270
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Falkland Islands101:31359
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Cayman Islands91:7,099820
Puerto Rico91:394,4603,042
South Korea91:5,693,362993
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Malawi81:2,139,88924,009
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Egypt61:15,322,62662,302
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Malta41:107,5681,849
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Swaziland41:324,550996
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Tonga41:26,828461
Bangladesh31:53,118,92425,950
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Libya31:2,081,3256,108
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Togo31:2,415,92311,978
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Mali21:8,484,5184,035
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Rwanda21:5,682,4895,910
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Sudan21:18,755,09814,167
Tajikistan21:4,193,34612,835
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Macau11:601,6301,582
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Montserrat11:4,947471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2131:20,7972,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England30,1791:80879
Wales5681:2,761184
Scotland5521:6,781970
Jersey381:1,365217
Isle of Man71:7,753762
Guernsey61:5,443949
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States46,6951:1,07585

The alternate forms: Stévens (37) are calculated separately.

Stevens (10,024) may also be a first name.

Stevens Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Stephen,' an early form; v. Stephen.

Philip Stevene, Somerset, t Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Stevene, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Magota Steuen-doghterfa, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Steuenson, 1379: ibid.

Robert Steuen, 1379: ibid.

1423. Laurence Stevene, rector of Wickhampton, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1600. Anthony Stephenes or Stevens, Wiltshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

'son of Steven,' which see. This form is less common than Steven.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Steven’s (Son) , Steven’s Son v. Stephen.

Thomas Stevenson.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Crown” in Greek (Stefhen).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) The son of Stephen (crown or garland).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Stephen's; the son of Stephen.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Stephen, from the Greek Στέφαυος, a crown.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Stevens Last Name Facts

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

Stevens (Hindi: स्टेवन्स, Russian: Стевенс) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Stévens. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stevens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,316th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 17,754 people. Stevens is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Stevens reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Stevens is also the 61,134th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 10,024 people.

The last name Stevens is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 236,573 people, or 1 in 1,532. In The United States Stevens is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Outside of The United States Stevens is found in 185 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Stevens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stevens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stevens last name grew 507 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 485 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 284 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 248 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stevens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Stevens surname is principally Catholic (43%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Stevens surname are 13.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.79% being registered with the political party.

The amount Stevens earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 47.13% less than the national average, earning €15,877 per year; in Norway they earn 4.89% more than the national average, earning 363,004 kr per year; in Peru they earn 35.37% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,528 per year; in South Africa they earn 18.35% more than the national average, earning R 281,244 per year; in Colombia they earn 30.17% less than the national average, earning $15,854,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.75% less than the national average, earning $42,392 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.32% more than the national average, earning $50,835 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stevens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stevens in the Hindi language
स्टेवन्सstevansa-
Stevens in the Russian language
Стевенсstevens-

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