Given name & surname
Steward
“a steward; the keeper of the estate”
Steward is a variant of Stuart. One English interpretation is “a steward; the keeper of the estate.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Steward is a variant of Stuart. One English interpretation is “a steward; the keeper of the estate.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Steward is a variant of Stuart. An origin associated with Stuart is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Steward through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,229
- 1,229 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 37 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 704 as a first name in 2020; 21,293 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Steward’s family of names
Steward has a related form in Stuart. In English usage, Steward has a related form in Stewart.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Steward
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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