An English and Scottish surname, the Stevenson family name refers to the son of Steven. The name Steven is from the Greek ’stephanos’ which means crown.

Spelling variations of Stevenson include Stephenson, Stefan, Steffen, Stephinson, Stenson, Steinson and Stevenston.
Stevenson families live in most of the central and northern regions of England. Besides the city of London Stevenson families are in Yorkshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Lincolnshire and Warwickshire.

In Scotland the Stevenson families lived in the southern areas of Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, Ayrshire, Stirlingshire and Midlothian.

Within the United States the Stevenson surname is common in New York, California, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Kansas, Maryland, New Jersey and Iowa.

Famous: John Dunlap Stevenson (Civil War Union general), Alexandra Stevenson (professional tennis player), Robert Louis Stevenson (19th century writer from Scotland), Carter Stevenson (Civil War Confederate Major General), Teofilo Stevenson (boxer from Cuba), Adlai Ewing Stevenson (U. S. presidential nominee in 1952 and 1956), McLean Stevenson (actor) and Alan Stevenson (Scottish lighthouse engineer).