Steventon Surname

174,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Steventon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Steventon,' parishes in Berkshire and Hampshire.

Edmund de Stewincton, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1321. Robert de Stevington, rector of Knapton, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

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Steventon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8561:30,0214,030
United States2781:1,303,80991,323
Australia1001:269,95724,430
Scotland511:104,9777,051
Canada501:736,91258,785
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Wales331:93,7747,567
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7221:33,7614,440
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Steventon (15) may also be a first name.

Steventon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Steventon,' parishes in Berkshire and Hampshire.

Edmund de Stewincton, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1321. Robert de Stevington, rector of Knapton, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1754. Married — James Steventon and Hannah Haynes: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

STIVENTON: Perhaps from Steventon or Stevington in (1) Berks or (2) Hants. Willelmus de Stiventona witnessed a charter by Thomas Malherbe of the lands of Balenaus to Abbey of Aberbrothoc, c. 1205 (RAA., I, p. 69).

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

(English) belongingto Steventon or Stevington (Berks: 14th cent. Styvington, 13th cent. Styvinton, Stivinton, Domesday Stivetune; Beds: 13th cent. Stivinton, Domesday Stiventone; Hants: 14th cent. Stivington) = the Estate of the Stíf- Family [A.Sax. *Stifinga-tún-stff, stiff, rigid, hard, prob. fig. (as with the cognate Dano-Norwegian stiv), inflexible, stubborn + -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + tún, estate, farmstead, etc.] Steventon, nr. Abingdon, Berks, is prob. the same place (with changed land-element) as the Stifinge-hœme referred to in a grant to Abingdon Abbey by King Eadgar in 964 (‘ Cartularium Saxonicum’ no. 1142).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Steventon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Steventon is most common in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Steventon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Steventon is the 174,524th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,964,827 people. Steventon occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Steventon are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in British Isles. Steventon is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 1,856 people, or 1 in 30,021. In England it is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 29 percent live, Staffordshire, where 12 percent live and Shropshire, where 9 percent live. Beside England this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Steventon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Steventon has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 257 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 732 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 638 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Steventon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Steventon last name is chiefly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Steventon last name are 10.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.86% being registered with the political party.

The amount Steventon earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 31.04% more than the national average, earning R 311,412 per year; in United States they earn 7.74% less than the national average, earning $39,810 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.14% more than the national average, earning $51,742 CAD per year.

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