Stephenson
| Stephenson | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning |
"son of Stephen" (from Greek "stephanos", meaning "crown") |
| Region of origin | England |
| Language(s) of origin | English |
| Related names | De Stefano, Di Stefano, Estébanez, Esteves, Estévez, Estevez, Ştefănescu, Stefanov, Stefánsson, Stefansson, Stefanović, Stefanowicz, Stepanov, Stepanović, Steponavičius, Stevanović, Stevenson, Szczepanowicz, Estensoro, Estenssoro |
| Footnotes: Frequency Comparisons[1] | |
Stephenson is a medieval patronymic surname meaning "son of Stephen". The earliest public record is found in the county of Huntingdonshire in 1279. There are variant spellings including Stevenson.[2] People with the surname include:
- D. C. Stephenson (1891–1966), American, Ku Klux Klan leader
- Debra Stephenson (born 1972), British actress
- Earl Stephenson (born 1947), American baseball pitcher
- Gene Stephenson, American college baseball coach
- George Stephenson (1781–1848), British mechanical engineer who created Stephenson's Rocket
- George Robert Stephenson (engineer) (1819–1905), English civil engineer (nephew of George Stephenson)
- Gilbert Stephenson (1878–1972), British Vice Admiral
- Gordon Stephenson (1908–1997), town planner and architect in Perth, Australia
- Helga Stephenson, Canadian media executive
- Henry Stephenson (1871–1956), British actor
- Isaac Stephenson (1829–1918), U.S. politician from Wisconsin
- Jim Stephenson, New Zealand international football (soccer) goalkeeper
- John Stephenson (disambiguation), people named John Stephenson
- M. F. Stephenson (1801 – after 1878), U.S. assayer of the Dahlonega, Georgia Mint
- Neal Stephenson (born 1959), U.S. author
- Nicola Stephenson (born 1971), British actress
- Pamela Stephenson (born 1949), New Zealand-Australian comedienne, actress and psychologist, also known as Pamela Connolly
- Paul Stephenson (footballer), former British footballer.
- Paul Stephenson (civil rights campaigner), British civil rights campaigner.
- Sir Paul Stephenson, former London Metropolitan Police Commissioner.
- Paul Stephenson (rugby league), Australian professional rugby league footballer.
- Riggs Stephenson (1898–1985), U.S. baseball player
- Robert Stephenson (1803–1859), British civil and railway engineer (son of George Stephenson)
- Samuel M. Stephenson (1803–1859), U.S. politician from Michigan
- Thomas Alan Stephenson (1898–1961), British zoologist
- Scott Stephenson, Australian ice hockey player
- Todd Stephenson, Australian ice hockey player
- William Stephenson (1897–1989), Canadian soldier, airman, businessman, inventor, and spymaster
- William Stephenson (psychologist) (1902–1989), psychologist and physicist
References
- ↑ Stephenson Surname at Forebears
- ↑ "Surname: Stephenson". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2008-02-26.