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 | 15 |
| Buckinghamshire | 8 |
| Berkshire | 15 |
| Cambridgeshire | 92 |
| Channel Islands | 7 |
| Cheshire | 41 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 18 |
| Derbyshire | 30 |
| Devon | 21 |
| Dorset | 6 |
| Durham | 229 |
| Essex | 442 |
| Gloucestershire | 53 |
| Hampshire | 113 |
| Herefordshire | 11 |
| Hertfordshire | 28 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 10 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 135 |
| Lancashire | 449 |
| Leicestershire | 31 |
| Lincolnshire | 50 |
| London | 1,203 |
| Middlesex | 147 |
| Northumberland | 101 |
| Norfolk | 601 |
| Northamptonshire | 60 |
| Nottinghamshire | 25 |
| Oxfordshire | 7 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 10 |
| Shropshire | 34 |
| Suffolk | 421 |
| Somerset | 16 |
| Surrey | 160 |
| Sussex | 67 |
| Staffordshire | 174 |
| Warwickshire | 167 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 24 |
| Worcestershire | 141 |
| Yorkshire | 452 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 12 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 91 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 6 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 94 |
| General Labourer | 76 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 46 |
| Scholar | 41 |
| General Servant Domestic | 32 |
| Dress Maker | 31 |
| Domestic Servant | 23 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 23 |
| Cook Domestic | 22 |
| Farmer | 22 |
| Dock Labourer | 20 |
| Laundress Wash | 18 |
| Carpenter | 17 |
| Charwoman | 15 |
| Gardener Domestic | 15 |
| Servant Domestic | 15 |
| Carman | 14 |
| Tailoress | 14 |
| Blacksmith | 13 |
| Bricklayer | 13 |
| Butcher | 13 |
| Clerk | 13 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 13 |
| Cotton Weaver | 13 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 13 |
| 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 |