Stevenson Surname

3,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183,974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Samoa

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.

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Stevenson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States96,3621:3,761405
England30,8041:1,809211
Canada14,7721:2,494297
Australia14,2081:1,900240
Scotland10,8951:49157
New Zealand4,4181:1,02585
Northern Ireland2,6261:703114
South Africa2,2371:24,2193,079
Wales8691:3,561389
Samoa8121:23937
Ireland5311:8,8681,212
Panama4601:8,505825
France3831:173,42727,010
Chile3661:48,1322,218
Thailand2901:243,58041,284
Colombia2341:204,1634,977
Germany2261:356,21934,354
Spain2201:212,50914,349
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Indonesia1771:747,17157,374
Bahamas1481:2,647354
Mexico1471:844,39611,980
Netherlands1391:121,49019,071
Venezuela1271:237,8276,027
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Barbados1221:2,356406
Japan991:1,291,35622,719
Liberia991:44,5314,051
Singapore981:56,2012,231
India911:8,429,290174,159
Trinidad and Tobago891:15,3261,933
Zimbabwe841:183,78921,931
Nigeria821:2,160,27874,262
Malaysia731:404,03021,053
Norway731:70,4429,915
Uruguay671:51,2205,686
Russia651:2,217,278133,552
Switzerland651:126,35312,618
Jamaica611:47,0482,826
Philippines591:1,715,902111,316
Sweden561:175,83512,146
Denmark531:106,5049,962
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Italy521:1,176,09074,216
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Isle of Man361:2,384463
Costa Rica321:149,3772,141
Guernsey291:2,222539
Jersey291:3,421664
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Israel281:305,63026,425
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines261:4,333560
Bermuda241:2,720427
Austria231:370,23639,193
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Guyana201:38,1113,813
American Samoa171:3,280753
Belgium161:718,54060,840
China161:85,457,5984,750
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Hong Kong151:489,0323,321
Monaco141:2,648179
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Gibraltar131:2,612585
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Honduras121:734,7044,016
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Haiti111:971,26411,594
United States Virgin Islands111:10,0341,440
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Finland81:687,08836,047
Guam81:20,0153,029
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
Belize71:50,7822,565
Nicaragua71:860,1564,655
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Saint Lucia61:29,7971,820
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Ghana51:5,404,13815,377
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Malta41:107,5681,849
Micronesia41:26,561731
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Sudan31:12,503,39814,123
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Sri Lanka21:10,404,28018,448
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,7961:1,584301
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11,8311:2,060297
Scotland9,1791:40865
Wales611:25,7121,467
Isle of Man411:1,324182
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,5411:3,231379

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.

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)

'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.

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

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*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(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

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.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

User-submitted Reference

Stephensson is a patronymic surname meaning 'son of Stephan'.

The name Stephan means 'crown', from Greek stephanos, meaning the same.

- jani

The surname Stevenson means 'son of Stephen'.

- huntsmano

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

Stevenson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stevenson in the Marathi language
तेवेन्सोनtevensona50
टेवेनtevena50

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