Stevenson
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This article is about the surname Stevenson. For other uses, see Stevenson (disambiguation).
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Stevenson |
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| Meaning | "son of Steven" |
| Region of origin | Britain |
| Related names | Stephenson |
| Popularity | Behind the Name |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Stevenson |
Stevenson is an English language patronymic surname meaning "son of Steven". Its first historical record is from pre 10th century England.[1] There are variant spellings including Stephenson. People with the name include:
[edit] Extended families
- Stevenson family from Illinois, USA
- Adlai Ewing Stevenson I (1835-1914), U.S. Vice President
- Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (1900-1965), U.S. Ambassador to the UN
- Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (born 1930), U.S. Senator
- Lewis G. Stevenson (1868-1929), U.S. politician, Illinois secretary of state
- 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 (1815-1886), lighthouse engineer
- David Alan Stevenson (1854-1938), lighthouse engineer
- Robert Stevenson (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 siblings 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
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- Alexandra Stevenson (b. 1980), U.S. tennis player
- Carter Stevenson (1817 – 1888), Confederate Major General in the American Civil War
- Charles Leslie Stevenson (1908 - 1979), U.S. philosopher
- Frank A. Stevenson (b.?), Norwegian cryptanalyst
- Ian Stevenson (1918 - 2007), Canadian psychiatrist and researcher of reincarnation
- Jessica Stevenson (b. 1972), English writer and actress
- Robert Stevenson, (disambiguation page)
- Ronald Stevenson (b. 1928), Scottish composer
- Teofilo Stevenson (b. 1952), Cuban boxer
- Toby Stevenson (b. 1976), U.S. pole vaulter
- Tommy Stevenson (1914 - 1944), U.S. jazz trumpet player
- Trudy Stevenson (b. 1944), Zimbabwean opposition MP
Michael "Tyga" Stevenson, musician
[edit] References
- ^ Surname: Stevenson. surnamedb.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
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