Stephen (surname)
Stephen is a surname of English, Scottish, and German origin. It is a reasonably common surname. The German variant is thought to have originated from the German-speaking world as Stephan.
Stephen is the 3,845 most common surname in the USA.
MacStèaphain Stephen is a sept of the clan MacTavish. It is believed that Stephens from North East Scotland south of the Moray Firth are descended from a Viking named Tarben whose longship landed in Banffshire in the late 10th century CE. His name was Christianized to Stephen.Notable people with the surname
- Stephen, a prominent legal dynasty
- A. G. Stephen, Hong Kong banker
- Caroline Emelia Stephen, British philanthropist and writer on Quakerism
- C. M. Stephen, Indian politician
- George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen, Canadian businessman, financier, philanthropist
- George A. Stephen, American inventor and entrepreneur
- George Milner Stephen, Australian politician and faith healer
- Harry Lushington Stephen, judge, alderman, writer
- Hugh R. Stephen, mayor of Victoria, BC, Canada
- James Stephen, several people
- Julia Stephen, English art model, wife of Leslie
- Leslie Stephen, English author, critic, historian, biographer, mountaineer, husband of Julia
- Nicol Stephen, Scottish politician
- Ninian Stephen, Australian judge who served as the 20th Governor-General of Australia
- Norman Stephen, Scottish schoolmaster and cricketer
- Shamar Stephen, American football player
- Susan Stephen, English actor
- W. S. E. Stephen, philatelist
