Stevenson surname meaning

Stevenson is a patronymic surname meaning “son of Steven” or “son of Stephen.” Steven is the English form of a Greek personal name traditionally connected with a crown or garland, but the family surname primarily records descent from an ancestor who bore the given name. Stephenson, Stevens, and older regional spellings show how pronunciation and writing conventions varied. Separate families could acquire Stevenson independently under a patronymic naming system. The name’s structure is transparent and well supported, so this catalog classifies Stevenson as a parent’s-name surname with high confidence.