Steward Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Steward Name Meaning: An occupational name for a house keeper,from middle english 'Stiward',old english 'Stigweard',a compound of stig 'house' + weard 'guardian'. Steward an officer of a household.

The surname is of english & scottish origin,pre 7th century.After the '12th century' the name was of even greater importance as the highest point in the kingdom(Scotland), below that of the 'monarch'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Steward Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Steward family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 532
Agricultural Labourer 200
Labourer 60
Dress Maker 45
House Servant 39
Servant 30
Coal Miner 26
Laundress 22
House Keeper 22
House Maid 20
Carter 20
Carpenter 17
Cook 15
Gardener 14
Nurse 13
General Servant 13
Tailor 13
Shoe Maker 11
Stone Mason 11
Fund Holder 10
Blacksmith 10
Domestic Servant 10
Hawker 10
Mariner 10
Earthenware Dealer 9

Steward Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Steward 100% 36,714
2 Stoward 86% 387
3 Stuard 71% 347
4 Staward 86% 191
5 Stward 86% 162

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