Stevenson Explained
| Stevenson |
| Meaning: | "son of Steven"
(from Greek stephanos, meaning "crown") |
| Region: | England |
| Language: | English |
| Variant: | DeStefano, DiStefano, Estébanez, Esteves, Estévez, Estevez, Istvánffy, Istvánfi, Stefanenko, Ştefănescu, Stefanovski, Stefánsson, Stefánsson, Stefanou, Stefanović, Stefanowicz, Steffensen, Stepanenko, Stepanov, Stepanović, Stepanosyan, Stepanyan, Stephanopoulos, Stephenson, Steponavičius, Stevanović, Stjepanović, Szczepanowicz |
| Footnotes: | Frequency comparisons[1] |
Stevenson is an English language patronymic surname meaning "son of Steven". Its first historical record is from pre-10th-century England.[2] Another origin of the name is as a toponymic surname related to the place Stevenstone in Devon, England.[3] There are variant spellings of the name, including Stephenson.
Notable people sharing this surname include
- Adonis Stevenson (born 1977), Canadian boxer
- Alexander Campbell Stevenson (1802–1889), American politician and physician
- Alexandra Stevenson (born 1980), American tennis player
- Anne Stevenson (1933–2020), American-British poet
- Anita Stevenson, English table tennis player
- B. W. Stevenson (1949–1988), American country pop singer and musician
- Ben Stevenson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Cal Stevenson (born 1996), American baseball outfielder
- Carter L. Stevenson (1817–1888), American soldier
- Charles Stevenson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Christine Wetherill Stevenson (1878-1922), heiress of the Pittsburgh Paint Company, dramatist and arts patron
- Coke Stevenson (1888–1975), American politician, Governor of Texas 1941–47
- Collette Stevenson (born 1969), Scottish politician
- Dani Stevenson (born 1980), American R&B singer
- DeShawn Stevenson (born 1981), American basketball player
- D. E. Stevenson (1892–1973), Scottish author
- Elizabeth Stevenson (disambiguation)
- Eric Stevenson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Fox Stevenson (born Stanley Stevenson Byrne, 1993), English music producer
- Francis Seymour Stevenson, (1862 – 1938), MP for Eye (1885 – 1906)
- Frank A. Stevenson (born 1970), Norwegian computer game developer and cryptographer
- Gary E. Stevenson (born 1955), American religious leader
- Gerda Stevenson, Scottish actress, director and writer
- Harold Stevenson (1929–2018), American painter
- Helen Stevenson (artist) (fl.1920–1935), Scottish artist and printmaker
- Henry Stevenson (1867–1945), Scottish rugby player and cricketer
- Hilda Stevenson (1893–1987), Australian philanthropist
- Ian Stevenson (1918–2007), Canadian psychiatrist and reincarnation researcher
- James Stevenson (died 1805), East India Company officer
- Jane Stevenson (born 1959), British historian
- Jane Stevenson (born 1971), British Member of Parliament elected 2019
- Jarin Stevenson (born 2005), American basketball player
- Jessica Hynes (née Stevenson) (born 1972), English writer and actress
- Jocelyn Stevenson, writer and producer
- John Stevenson (disambiguation), multiple people
- J. J. Stevenson (1831–1908), British architect of the late-Victorian era
- Juliet Stevenson (born 1956), English actress
- Katharine Lente Stevenson (1853–1919), American reformer, missionary, editor
- Kimberly Stevenson, American businesswoman
- Laura Stevenson (born 1984), American singer-songwriter
- Leigh Stevenson (1895–1989), Canadian air marshal
- Lewis Stevenson (disambiguation), multiple people, a number of individuals with the name
- Llanchie Stevenson, African-American ballet dancer
- Marquez Stevenson (born 1998), American football player
- McLean Stevenson (1927–1996), American actor
- Monica Lisa Stevenson (born 1967), American gospel musician
- Morris Stevenson (1943–2014), Scottish footballer
- ND Stevenson (formerly Noelle, but currently Nate) (born 1991), American cartoonist
- Parker Stevenson (born 1952), U.S. television actor
- Ray Stevenson (political activist) (1919–2004), Canadian writer and political activist
- Ray Stevenson (born 1964), Northern Irish actor
- Rhamondre Stevenson (born 1998), American football player
- Robert Stevenson (disambiguation), multiple people, a number of individuals with the name
- Robin Stevenson, Canadian children's book writer
- Ronald Stevenson (1928–2015), Scottish composer
- Ronald Stevenson (cricketer) (1938–1999), Scottish cricketer
- Ryan Stevenson (disambiguation), multiple people, a number of individuals with the name
- Sarah Hackett Stevenson (1841–1909), American physician
- Savannah Stevenson (born 1983), English musical theatre actress
- Shakur Stevenson (born 1997), American boxer
- Susan N. Stevenson, American diplomat
- Stewart Stevenson (born 1946), Scottish politician
- Stuart Stevenson (born 1975), Scottish musician
- Teófilo Stevenson (1952–2012), Cuban boxer
- Thyra Stevenson (1944–2020), American politician
- Toby Stevenson (athlete) (born 1976), American pole vaulter
- Tom Stevenson (born 1951) British wine writer
- Tommy Stevenson (1914–1944), jazz trumpet player
- Trudy Stevenson (1944–2018), Zimbabwean politician
- Tyrique Stevenson (born 2000), American football player
- Venetia Stevenson (1938–2022), English-American actress
- Vernon K. Stevenson (1812–1884), American businessman
- William Bennet Stevenson (c. 1787 – c. 1830), British explorer
Middle name:
Extended families:
Notes and References
- http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/stevenson Stevenson Surname Meaning and Maps
- Web site: Surname: Stevenson . surnamedb.com . 2008-02-26.
- Book: Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland . Google Books . 495 . 9780773517820 . revision . 1998 . McGill-Queen's Press . Seary E, Kirwin W, ((Lynch SMP)) .
