Stevenson Surname
Approximately 183,974 people bear this surname
Stevenson 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.
Read More About This SurnameStevenson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 96,362 | 1:3,761 | 405 |
| England | 30,804 | 1:1,809 | 211 |
| Canada | 14,772 | 1:2,494 | 297 |
| Australia | 14,208 | 1:1,900 | 240 |
| Scotland | 10,895 | 1:491 | 57 |
| New Zealand | 4,418 | 1:1,025 | 85 |
| Northern Ireland | 2,626 | 1:703 | 114 |
| South Africa | 2,237 | 1:24,219 | 3,079 |
| Wales | 869 | 1:3,561 | 389 |
| Samoa | 812 | 1:239 | 37 |
| Ireland | 531 | 1:8,868 | 1,212 |
| Panama | 460 | 1:8,505 | 825 |
| France | 383 | 1:173,427 | 27,010 |
| Chile | 366 | 1:48,132 | 2,218 |
| Thailand | 290 | 1:243,580 | 41,284 |
| Colombia | 234 | 1:204,163 | 4,977 |
| Germany | 226 | 1:356,219 | 34,354 |
| Spain | 220 | 1:212,509 | 14,349 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Indonesia | 177 | 1:747,171 | 57,374 |
| Bahamas | 148 | 1:2,647 | 354 |
| Mexico | 147 | 1:844,396 | 11,980 |
| Netherlands | 139 | 1:121,490 | 19,071 |
| Venezuela | 127 | 1:237,827 | 6,027 |
| Dominican Republic | 123 | 1:84,821 | 3,815 |
| Barbados | 122 | 1:2,356 | 406 |
| Japan | 99 | 1:1,291,356 | 22,719 |
| Liberia | 99 | 1:44,531 | 4,051 |
| Singapore | 98 | 1:56,201 | 2,231 |
| India | 91 | 1:8,429,290 | 174,159 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 89 | 1:15,326 | 1,933 |
| Zimbabwe | 84 | 1:183,789 | 21,931 |
| Nigeria | 82 | 1:2,160,278 | 74,262 |
| Malaysia | 73 | 1:404,030 | 21,053 |
| Norway | 73 | 1:70,442 | 9,915 |
| Uruguay | 67 | 1:51,220 | 5,686 |
| Russia | 65 | 1:2,217,278 | 133,552 |
| Switzerland | 65 | 1:126,353 | 12,618 |
| Jamaica | 61 | 1:47,048 | 2,826 |
| Philippines | 59 | 1:1,715,902 | 111,316 |
| Sweden | 56 | 1:175,835 | 12,146 |
| Denmark | 53 | 1:106,504 | 9,962 |
| Brazil | 52 | 1:4,116,814 | 111,429 |
| Italy | 52 | 1:1,176,090 | 74,216 |
| Argentina | 42 | 1:1,017,700 | 63,321 |
| Isle of Man | 36 | 1:2,384 | 463 |
| Costa Rica | 32 | 1:149,377 | 2,141 |
| Guernsey | 29 | 1:2,222 | 539 |
| Jersey | 29 | 1:3,421 | 664 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Israel | 28 | 1:305,630 | 26,425 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 26 | 1:4,333 | 560 |
| Bermuda | 24 | 1:2,720 | 427 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Guyana | 20 | 1:38,111 | 3,813 |
| American Samoa | 17 | 1:3,280 | 753 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| China | 16 | 1:85,457,598 | 4,750 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Hong Kong | 15 | 1:489,032 | 3,321 |
| Monaco | 14 | 1:2,648 | 179 |
| Peru | 14 | 1:2,270,294 | 26,427 |
| Gibraltar | 13 | 1:2,612 | 585 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| Honduras | 12 | 1:734,704 | 4,016 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Haiti | 11 | 1:971,264 | 11,594 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 11 | 1:10,034 | 1,440 |
| Cuba | 10 | 1:1,152,272 | 6,837 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| Belize | 7 | 1:50,782 | 2,565 |
| Nicaragua | 7 | 1:860,156 | 4,655 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 1:13,235,151 | 2,948 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Saint Lucia | 6 | 1:29,797 | 1,820 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Ghana | 5 | 1:5,404,138 | 15,377 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Sudan | 3 | 1:12,503,398 | 14,123 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1:10,404,280 | 18,448 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2,796 | 1:1,584 | 301 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11,831 | 1:2,060 | 297 |
| Scotland | 9,179 | 1:408 | 65 |
| Wales | 61 | 1:25,712 | 1,467 |
| Isle of Man | 41 | 1:1,324 | 182 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,541 | 1:3,231 | 379 |
Stevenson (17,785) may also be a first name.
Stevenson 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.
'son of Steven,' which see. This form is less common than Steven.
'son of Steven,' which see. Nichol filz Steven, chaplain of Scotland, had license to take shipping at London or Dovorre at pleasure in 1372 (Bain, m. 198). John Steywynson was one of the surveyors of the marches of Woodwrae in 1388 (Bamff, p. 22), John Stevenson was merchant in Aberdeen in 1454 (Bain, IV, 1265), and common councillor, 1477 (Guildry, p. 189), and Duncan Stewinson was witness in Brechin in 1479 (REB., I, 202). Henry Stevinsoun in Brechin in 1505 appears in the following year as Henry Steynson (ibid., II, 149,150). John Stevenson, last Roman Catholic precentor of the metropolitan church of Glasgow in 1548 spelled his name Steinstoune (Biggar, p. 197). Thomas Steuynesone had sasine of land in Glasgow in 1550 (Protocols, I), Andro Steiuinsoun was treasurer of Edinburgh in 1580 (MCM., I, p. 288), and Quostantyne Steynstoune was burgess freeman of Glasgow in 1594 (Burgesses). Bryce Stinstone appears in Irvine, 1686 (Irvine, II, p. 310). Steinstoune 1613 Steivinson 1685, Steuinsoun 1573, Stevensone 1557, Stevingstoun 1569, Stevinsone 1507, Stevinstine 1684, Stevisone 1663, Stevynesone and Stevynsoune 1550, Stewinsone 1506, Stewinsoune 1583, Stewinstoun 1625, Stewynsone 1550, Stewynsounne 1577 Sthevinson 1493, Sthevinsone 1503, Stivinson 1686; Stevinstoun, Steavensone, Stevenstoune, Stivenson, Stivensone, Stivenstoune.
Steven’s (Son) , Steven’s Son v. Stephen.
Thomas Stevenson.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.
A numerous name in Ulster, where the variants Stephenson, Steenson and Stinson are also well known. It is occasionally a synonym of the Anglo Norman FitzStephen. Bibl; MIF 282*
(English) The son of Stephen (crown or garland).
Stephen's; the son of Stephen.
From Stephen, from the Greek Στέφαυος, a crown.
From the proto martyr, are, however, in the Isle of Man, very frequently the translations of Costain (see above).In a.d. 1334, Gilbert MakStephan was one of the commissioners appointed by Edward III. to seize Man.
User-submitted Reference
Stephensson is a patronymic surname meaning 'son of Stephan'.
The name Stephan means 'crown', from Greek stephanos, meaning the same.
- janiThe surname Stevenson means 'son of Stephen'.
- huntsmanoStevenson Demographics
Average Stevenson Salary in
United States
$41,316 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Stevenson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stevenson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Stevenson (Marathi: तेवेन्सोन) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Stevenson? popularity and diffusion
Stevenson is the 3,062nd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 39,612 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Stevenson live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 41,166th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 17,785 people.
Stevenson is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 96,362 people, or 1 in 3,761. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 146 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.
Stevenson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Stevenson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stevenson surname increased 620 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 260 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,425 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 81 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Stevenson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Stevenson last name are 11.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.87% being registered with the party.
The amount Stevenson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.39% more than the national average, earning 451,253 kr per year; in Peru they earn 0.17% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,418 per year; in South Africa they earn 47.39% more than the national average, earning R 350,256 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.04% less than the national average, earning $19,968,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.25% less than the national average, earning $41,316 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.51% more than the national average, earning $51,428 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steavenson | 95 | 93 | / |
| Steevenson | 95 | 46 | / |
| Stevensson | 95 | 40 | / |
| Stevensoon | 95 | 2 | / |
| Stevhenson | 95 | 1 | / |
| Stevesnson | 95 | 1 | / |
| Stevensoin | 95 | 1 | / |
| Stevension | 95 | 1 | / |
| Steveenson | 95 | 1 | / |
| Stevensone | 95 | 1 | / |
| Stevensonn | 95 | 0 | / |
| Steveinson | 95 | 0 | / |
| Sthevenson | 95 | 0 | / |
| Stehvenson | 95 | 0 | / |
| Stevennson | 95 | 0 | / |
| Stivenson | 89 | 371 | / |
| Stevinson | 89 | 317 | / |
| Stevensen | 89 | 313 | / |
| Stevenzon | 89 | 5 | / |
| Stevensom | 89 | 4 | / |
| Styvenson | 89 | 1 | / |
| Stevemson | 89 | 0 | / |
| Stevensoisen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Stivensson | 84 | 4 | / |
| Sttivenson | 84 | 1 | / |
| Stevenshan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Stevinsson | 84 | 1 | / |
| Stevensjan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Steavinson | 84 | 0 | / |
| Stivinson | 78 | 36 | / |
| Stivenzon | 78 | 7 | / |
| Stivensan | 78 | 6 | / |
| Stevemsom | 78 | 1 | / |
| Stivenssen | 74 | 1 | / |
| Stuyvensant | 70 | 0 | / |
Stevenson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Stevenson in the Marathi language | ||
| तेवेन्सोन | tevensona | 50 |
| टेवेन | tevena | 50 |
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