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Language(s) | English |
Meaning | "son of Stephen" (from Greek "stephanos", meaning "crown") |
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Variant form(s) | Steffensen, Stefansson, Stephensen, Stevenson, Stivenson |
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Stephenson is a medieval patronymic surname meaning "son of Stephen". The earliest public record is found in the county of Huntingdonshire in 1279. There are variant spellings including Stevenson. [2] People with the surname include: