Stevenson
This article is about the surname Stevenson. For other uses, see Stevenson (disambiguation). For the related surname Stephenson, see Stephenson.
| Stevenson | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning |
"son of Steven" (from Greek stephanos, meaning "crown") |
| Region of origin | England |
| Language(s) of origin | English |
| Related names | 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]
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
- Ben Stevenson (born 1936), British ballet dancer and director
- Carter L. Stevenson (1817–1888), American soldier
- Charles Stevenson (1908–1979), American philosopher
- Coke Stevenson (1888-1975), American politician, Governor of Texas 1941–47
- Dani Stevenson (born 1980), American R&B singer
- DeShawn Stevenson (born 1981), American basketball player
- Eric Stevenson (disambiguation)
- Frank A. Stevenson (born 1970), Norwegian computer game developer and cryptographer
- Ian Stevenson (1918–2007), Canadian psychiatrist and reincarnation researcher
- James Stevenson died 1805, East India Company officer
- Jessica Hynes (née Stevenson) (born 1972), English writer and actress
- John Stevenson (disambiguation)
- J. J. Stevenson
- Juliet Stevenson (born 1956), English actress
- Laura Stevenson (born 1984), American singer-songwriter
- Leigh Stevenson (1895-1989), Canadian air marshal
- Lewis Stevenson (disambiguation)
- Monica Lisa Stevenson (born 1967), American gospel musician
- Morris Stevenson (1943–2014), Scottish footballer
- Robert Stevenson (disambiguation)
- Ronald Stevenson (born 1928), Scottish composer
- Ryan Stevenson (disambiguation)
- Savannah Stevenson, English musical theatre actress
- Stewart Stevenson (born 1946), Scottish politician
- Teófilo Stevenson (born 1952), Cuban boxer
- Toby Stevenson (born 1976), American pole vaulter
- Tom Stevenson (born 1951) British wine writer
- Tommy Stevenson (1914–1944), jazz trumpet player
- Trudy Stevenson (born 1944), Zimbabwean politician
- William Bennet Stevenson (c. 1787 – c. 1830), British explorer
Extended families:
- Stevenson family from Illinois
- Adlai Stevenson I (1835–1914), U.S. Vice President
- Adlai Stevenson II (1900–1965), American politician, governor of Illinois
- Adlai Stevenson III (born 1930), U.S. Senator from Illinois
- Lewis Stevenson (politician) (1868–1929), American politician from Illinois
- McLean Stevenson (1929–1996), actor
- Scottish family of (mostly) lighthouse engineers
- Alan Stevenson (1807–1865), lighthouse engineer
- Charles Alexander Stevenson (1855–1950), lighthouse engineer
- D. E. Stevenson (1892–1973), author
- David Stevenson (engineer) (1815–1886), lighthouse engineer
- David Alan Stevenson (1854–1938), lighthouse engineer
- Robert Stevenson (civil engineer) (1772–1850), lighthouse engineer
- Robert Alan Mowbray Stevenson (1847–1900), art critic
- Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894), author of Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Thomas Stevenson (1818–1887), lighthouse designer
- Scottish family with links to Tyneside
- Flora Stevenson (1839–1905) education reformer
- J. J. Stevenson (1831–1908), architect
- James Cochran Stevenson (1825–1905) chemical manufacturer and Member of Parliament
- Louisa Stevenson (1835–1908), campaigner for women's causes
- Nathaniel Stevenson (1840-1811), General and Governor of Guernsey
- James Stevenson-Hamilton (1867-1957), 16th of Fairolm and Kruger National Park ranger
- Hilda Runciman (1869-1956), MP for St. Ives, 1928–1929
See also
References
- ↑ Stevenson Surname Meaning and Maps. forebears.co.uk
- ↑ "Surname: Stevenson". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
- ↑ Seary E, Kirwin W, Lynch SMP (1998). Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland (revision). McGill-Queen's Press. p. 495. ISBN 9780773517820 – via Google Books.
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