# Stephenson
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{{About|the surname Stephenson|other uses|Stephenson (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox surname
| name = Stephenson
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| pronunciation =
| meaning = "son of Stephen"
(from Greek "stephanos", meaning "crown")
| languageorigin = English
| variant = [Steffensen](/source/Steffensen), [Stefansson](/source/Stefansson), [Stephensen](/source/Stephensen), [Stevenson](/source/Stevenson), [Stivenson](/source/Stivenson)
| footnotes = Frequency Comparisons[{{cite web| url = http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/stephenson| title = Stephenson Surname at Forebears}}]
}}
'''Stephenson''' is a medieval [patronymic surname](/source/patronymic_surname) meaning "son of [Stephen](/source/Stephen)". The earliest public record is found in the county of [Huntingdonshire](/source/Huntingdonshire) in 1279. There are variant spellings including [Stevenson](/source/Stevenson).[{{cite web |url=http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Stephenson |title=Surname: Stephenson |publisher=surnamedb.com |access-date=2008-02-26}}] People with the surname include:
* [Ashley Stephenson](/source/Ashley_Stephenson) (born 1982), Canadian hockey and baseball player
* [Ashley Stephenson](/source/Ashley_Stephenson_(horticulturalist)) (1927–2021), British horticulturalist
* [Benjamin Stephenson (disambiguation)](/source/Benjamin_Stephenson_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Ben Stephenson](/source/Ben_Stephenson) (fl. 1990s–2020s), Anglo-American television executive
* [Chandler Stephenson](/source/Chandler_Stephenson) (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey player
* [Charles Bruce Stephenson](/source/Charles_Bruce_Stephenson) (1929–2001), American astronomer
* [D. C. Stephenson](/source/D._C._Stephenson) (1891–1966), American, Ku Klux Klan leader
* [Debra Stephenson](/source/Debra_Stephenson) (born 1972), British actress
* [Dwight Stephenson](/source/Dwight_Stephenson), American football player
* [Earl Stephenson](/source/Earl_Stephenson) (born 1947), American baseball pitcher
* [F. Richard Stephenson](/source/F._Richard_Stephenson) (born 1941), British astronomer
* [Gene Stephenson](/source/Gene_Stephenson), American college baseball coach
* [George Stephenson](/source/George_Stephenson) (1781–1848), British mechanical engineer who created Stephenson's Rocket
* [George Robert Stephenson](/source/George_Robert_Stephenson) (1819–1905), English civil engineer (nephew of George Stephenson)
* [George Stephenson (disambiguation)](/source/George_Stephenson_(disambiguation)), multiple other people
* [Gilbert Stephenson](/source/Gilbert_Stephenson) (1878–1972), British Vice Admiral
* [Gordon Stephenson](/source/Gordon_Stephenson) (1908–1997), Australian town planner and architect
* [Helga Stephenson](/source/Helga_Stephenson), Canadian media executive
* [Henry Stephenson](/source/Henry_Stephenson) (1871–1956), British actor
* [Isaac Stephenson](/source/Isaac_Stephenson) (1829–1918), U.S. politician from Wisconsin
* [Jim Stephenson](/source/Jim_Stephenson), New Zealand international football (soccer) goalkeeper
* [John Stephenson (disambiguation)](/source/John_Stephenson_(disambiguation)), people named John Stephenson
* [June Ethel Stephenson](/source/June_Ethel_Stephenson) (1914–1999), Australian artist
* [Lance Stephenson](/source/Lance_Stephenson) (born 1990), American professional basketball player
* [M. F. Stephenson](/source/M._F._Stephenson) (1802–1881/2), American assayer of the Dahlonega, Georgia Mint
* [Neal Stephenson](/source/Neal_Stephenson) (born 1959), U.S. author
* [Nicola Stephenson](/source/Nicola_Stephenson) (born 1971), British actress
* [Pamela Stephenson](/source/Pamela_Stephenson) (born 1949), New Zealand-Australian comedian, actress and psychologist, also known as Pamela Connolly
* [Paul Stephenson (footballer)](/source/Paul_Stephenson_(footballer)) (born 1968), former British footballer
* [Paul Stephenson (civil rights campaigner)](/source/Paul_Stephenson_(civil_rights_campaigner)) (born 1937), British civil rights campaigner
* [Sir Paul Stephenson](/source/Paul_Stephenson_(police_officer)) (born 1983), former [London](/source/London%2C_England) Metropolitan Police Commissioner
* [Paul Stephenson (rugby league)](/source/Paul_Stephenson_(rugby_league)), Australian professional rugby league footballer
* [Riggs Stephenson](/source/Riggs_Stephenson) (1898–1985), U.S. baseball player
* [Robert Stephenson](/source/Robert_Stephenson) (1803–1859), British civil and railway engineer (son of George Stephenson)
* [Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight](/source/Rosie_Stephenson-Goodknight) (born 1953), U.S. Wikipedia editor
* [Roy Laverne Stephenson](/source/Roy_Laverne_Stephenson) (1917–1982), judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
* [Samuel M. Stephenson](/source/Samuel_M._Stephenson) (1803–1859), U.S. politician from Michigan
* [Sean Stephenson](/source/Sean_Stephenson) (1979–2019), American therapist, writer, and speaker
* [Shay Stephenson](/source/Shay_Stephenson) (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
* [Thomas Alan Stephenson](/source/Thomas_Alan_Stephenson) (1898–1961), British zoologist
* [Thomas Frederick Stephenson](/source/Thomas_Frederick_Stephenson) (1894–1917), British World War I flying ace
* [Tyler Stephenson](/source/Tyler_Stephenson) (born 1996), American baseball player
* [William Stephenson](/source/William_Stephenson) (1897–1989), Canadian soldier, airman, businessman, inventor, and spymaster
* [William Stephenson (psychologist)](/source/William_Stephenson_(psychologist)) (1902–1989), psychologist and physicist
* [William Haswell Stephenson](/source/William_Haswell_Stephenson) (1836–1918), English industrialist and philanthropist in Newcastle upon Tyne
==See also==
*[Clan MacTavish](/source/Clan_MacTavish) - Stephenson Associated Family Name (Septs)[{{cite web|url=https://clanmactavish.org/family-names-septs|title=Associated Family Names – (Septs)|publisher=Clan MacTavish|access-date=27 May 2026}}][{{cite web|url=https://clanmactavish.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Clan_MacTavish_Surnames-thompson-sons-of-thomas-stevens-and-foxes-or-todds.pdf|title=The Transition of the MacGilletSamhais, MacStibhan, and Tahd Surnames being Associated Family Names of the Clan MacTavish OR How and Why Gaelic Surnames changed to Latin or Anglo-English| publisher=Clan MacTavish|access-date=27 May 2026}}]
*[Justice Stephenson (disambiguation)](/source/Justice_Stephenson_(disambiguation))
*[Stephen (surname)](/source/Stephen_(surname))
*[Stephens](/source/Stephens) Surname
*[Stevenson](/source/Stevenson) Surname
*[Stinson (surname)](/source/Stinson_(surname))
{{Stephen-surname}}
==References==
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Category:Anglicised Scottish Gaelic–language surnames
Category:English-language surnames
Category:Patronymic surnames
Category:Surnames derived from given names
Category:Surnames of Scottish origin
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