Stephen (surname)

Family name
name = Stephen


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pronunciation = Stev-in or stef-en
meaning =
region = English, Welsh and German
origin = English, German
related names = Steven, Stephenson, Stevens and Fitzstephen.
footnotes = [ [http://www.houseofnames.com/fc.asp?sId=&s=stephen stephen Family Crest ] ]

Stephen is a surname of Anglo-Welsh and German orign. It is a rare surname and is usually found as a first name. It is thought to have originated from the German-speaking world as (Von) "Stephan".

Stephen is the 3,845 most common name in the USA. [ [http://surnames.behindthename.com/top/search.php?extra=p&terms=Stephen&submit=Go Behind the Name: Search Results ] ]

Langagues

* Esteban (Spanish)
* István (Hungarian)
* Kepano, Kiwini (Hawaiian)
* (Chinese)
* 스티븐 ("Seutibeun", Korean)
* Shtjefen or Stefan (Albanian)
* Sitiveni (Tongan, Fijian)
* Staffan, Stefan (Swedish)
* Steafán, Stiofán/Stiofáin (Irish)
* Stefán (Icelandic)
* Stefano (Italian)
* Ştefan (Romanian)
* Štefan (Slovak)
* Štefan (Slovene)
* Stefan, Stefaan, Stëven (Afrikaans)
* Stefan, Stephan, Steffen (German)
* Stefan, Szczepan (Polish)
* Steffan (Welsh)
* Steffen (Norwegian)
* Steffen, Stephen, Stefan, Stephan (Danish)
* Štěpán, Štefan (Czech)
* Stephanus (Latin)
* Steponas, Stepas (Lithuanian)
* Steven (Breton)
* Steven, Stefaan, Stefanus, Stefan, Stephan (Dutch)
* Stiefnu (Maltese)
* スティーブン、スティーブ ("Stiibun, Stiibu", Japanese)
* MacStèaphain (Scottish Gaelic)Stephen is a sept of the clan MacTavish [http://www.clanmactavish.org/documents/faqs.pdf] .
* Stjepan, Stipe (Croatian)
* Tapani (Finnish)
* Tipene (Māori)
* إصتفان, ستيف, ستيفن (Arabic)
* סטפן (Hebrew)
* Στέφανος ("Stefanos", Greek)
* Степан, Стефан ("Stepan, Stefan", Ukrainian; Степан [Stepan] is a more western Ukrainian usage)
* Стефан ("Stefan", Bulgarian)
* Стефан/Stefan, Стеван/Stevan, Степан/Stepan, Шћепан/Šćepan, Стијепо/Stijepo, Стево/Stevo (Serbian)
* Стефан/Stefan, Стеван/Stevan, Шћепан/Šćepan (Montenegrin)
* Стефан, Стеван, Стево, Стефче (Macedonian)
* Стефан, Степан ("Stepan", Russian)
* Ստեփանոս, Ստեփան ("Stepanos, Stepan", Armenian)

Famous people

Famous people with the surname Stephen or its versions include:
* Alexander Stephan - German writer
* Cora Stephan - German writer
* Daniel Stephan - German handball player
* Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan - French astronomer
* James Fitzjames Stephen - English judge
* Martin Stephan - American religious figure
* Rudi Stephan - German composer
* Leslie Stephen - Writer
* Nicol Stephen - Scottish politician
* Ninian Stephen - Judge
* Heinrich von Stephan

See also

* Stephenson
* Stevenson

References