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STEPHEN

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We don't have any stats on how common this name is. This is probably because it's very rare in the UK.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


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The Stephen surname in historical dictionaries

STEPHEN. This scripture name, like many others, was not iutroduced here until the Norman Conquest, after which we find it in the form of Fitz-Stcphen. It occupies a large place among our surnames in the usual genitive forms of Stephens, Stevens, Steevens, Stephenson, Stevenson, &c. A nicked or abbreviated form furnishes us with ourSteen, Stecnsou, Stimson, Stimpsou, Stinson, Stibbs ; perhaps also Stubbs, Steft', Stiff, and Stcnnett. Tiffany and

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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