Stewart Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Stewart 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

Stewart Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Stewart family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 640
House Servant 113
Labourer 83
At Home 63
Agricultural Labourer 51
Annuitant 50
Dress Maker 46
Coal Miner 45
Servant 43
Tailor 35
Mariner 32
Scholar At Home 30
General Servant 28
Gardener 24
House Keeper 24
Blacksmith 23
Laundress 19
Farm Labourer 17
Wife 17
Shoe Maker 17
Errand Boy 16
Baker 15
Charwoman 14
Carpenter 14
Cook 13

Stewart Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Stewart 100% 81,653
2 Stuart 71% 24,455
3 Stwart 86% 566
4 Stewert 86% 483
5 Stawart 86% 201
6 Stuwart 86% 162

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The surname Stewart is the most popular version of all its varients

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