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
School 436
Farm Labourer 59
Private Means 54
General Labourer 37
Labourer 30
Farmer 24
Dressmaker 23
Domestic Servant 20
Dress Maker 20
Clerk 18
At School 17
General Servant Domestic 17
None 17
At Home 16
General Servant (domestic) 16
Carpenter 15
Bricklayer 15
Shop Assistant 14
Labourer On Farm 14
Errand Boy 13
School Boy 13
Old Age Pensioner 13
Laundress 13
Housemaid (domestic) 12
Housekeeper 12

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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