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 713
Agricultural Labourer 138
Labourer 83
General Servant 45
Domestic Servant 39
Dress Maker 35
Servant 33
Coal Miner 31
Annuitant 28
House Keeper 26
Farm Labourer 21
Laundress 20
Gardener 19
Tailor 19
Hawker 16
Shoe Maker 16
Dressmaker 14
No Occupation 13
Nurse 13
Carpenter 12
Blacksmith 12
Cook 11
General Servant Domestic 11
Baker 11
Straw Plaiter 11

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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