Stępień (surname) explained

Stępień, also transcribed as Stepien is a Polish surname. The archaic feminine forms are Stępniowa (married) and Stępniówna (unmarried). It is derived from the nickname based on the verb stąpać, "to step" and which literally meant either a peasant who acquired land/farm via marriage (przyżeniony) or "successor"/"heir".^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Andrzej Stępień (born 1953), Polish Olympic athlete
• Bill Stepien (born 1978), American political consultant
• Karol Herman Stępień (1910–1943), Polish Roman Catholic martyr
• Marek Stępień (born 1964), Polish fencer
• Mariusz Stepien (born 1976), metal detector enthusiast in Scotland
• Piotr Stępień (born 1963), Polish wrestler
• Ted Stepien (1925–2007), American sports team owner
• Władysław Stępień (born 1946), Polish politician
• Włodzimierz Stępień (born 1952), Polish politician

See also

• • Septién, a surname

Notes and References

1. https://nazwiska.ijp.pan.pl/haslo/show/name/ST%C4%98PIE%C5%83 STĘPIEŃ