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 988
Agricultural Labourer 127
General Labourer 99
Living On Own Means 61
Domestic Servant 51
Coal Miner 44
Labourer 44
Living On Her Own Means 43
Dress Maker 43
General Servant 38
Farm Labourer 35
General Servant Domestic 31
Clerk 30
Tailoress 28
Laundress 28
Tailor 26
Gardener 26
Farmer 24
House Keeper 22
Blacksmith 21
Carpenter 19
Cotton Weaver 18
Hawker 18
Errand Boy 17
Butcher 17

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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