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:

Stephenson
Origin
Language(s)English
Meaning"son of Stephen"
(from Greek "stephanos", meaning "crown")
Other names
Variant form(s)De Stefano, Di Stefano, Estébanez, Estensoro, Estenssoro, Esteves, Estévez, Estevez, Ştefănescu, Stefanov, Stefansen, Stefánsson, Stefansson, Stefanović, Stefanowicz, Stepanov, Stepanian, Stepanishvili, Stepanović, Stepanyan, Stephanides, Stephanopoulos, Steponavičius, Stevanović, Stević, Stevenson, Stevović, Szczepanowicz
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References

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  1. ^ "Stephenson Surname at Forebears".
  2. ^ "Surname: Stephenson". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2008-02-26.