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'.
Discover how your Steward ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 8 |
| Buckinghamshire | 12 |
| Berkshire | 18 |
| Cambridgeshire | 59 |
| Channel Islands | 11 |
| Cheshire | 49 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 27 |
| Derbyshire | 11 |
| Devon | 36 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 195 |
| Essex | 229 |
| Gloucestershire | 36 |
| Hampshire | 118 |
| Herefordshire | 8 |
| Hertfordshire | 41 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 77 |
| Lancashire | 255 |
| Leicestershire | 22 |
| Lincolnshire | 23 |
| London | 894 |
| Middlesex | 49 |
| Northumberland | 59 |
| Norfolk | 619 |
| Northamptonshire | 58 |
| Nottinghamshire | 10 |
| Oxfordshire | 12 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 35 |
| Suffolk | 423 |
| Somerset | 28 |
| Surrey | 54 |
| Sussex | 39 |
| Staffordshire | 119 |
| Warwickshire | 110 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 18 |
| Worcestershire | 157 |
| Yorkshire | 359 |
| Anglesey | 6 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 5 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 28 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 27 |
| Pembrokeshire | 9 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 809 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 148 |
| Domestic Servant | 50 |
| Dress Maker | 46 |
| General Labourer | 44 |
| Labourer | 44 |
| Annuitant | 31 |
| Coal Miner | 31 |
| General Servant | 30 |
| Laundress | 18 |
| Charwoman | 17 |
| Carpenter | 15 |
| General Servant Domestic | 14 |
| Tailoress | 14 |
| House Keeper | 12 |
| Gardener | 11 |
| Servant | 11 |
| Shoe Maker | 11 |
| Soldier | 11 |
| Farm Labourer | 11 |
| Housemaid | 10 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 9 |
| Errand Boy | 9 |
| Cotton Weaver | 9 |
| Draper | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Steward | 2,242 |
| Mary Steward | 2,237 |
| John Steward | 2,089 |
| Elizabeth Steward | 1,399 |
| James Steward | 1,385 |
| George Steward | 1,280 |
| Sarah Steward | 1,204 |
| Charles Steward | 1,094 |
| Thomas Steward | 957 |
| Ann Steward | 773 |
| Robert Steward | 690 |
| Jane Steward | 656 |
| Henry Steward | 646 |
| Eliza Steward | 517 |
| Alice Steward | 466 |
| Joseph Steward | 456 |
| Frederick Steward | 446 |
| Emma Steward | 445 |
| Ellen Steward | 440 |
| Margaret Steward | 440 |
| Edward Steward | 428 |
| Annie Steward | 379 |
| Arthur Steward | 377 |
| Emily Steward | 347 |
| Alfred Steward | 343 |