Stephen Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Stephen is how some branches of the Stephens family came to write their name. Its meaning, shared with Stephens, is “Son of Stephen ("crown")”.

• You may also find the name written Stevens and Stephenson.
• Without the “s” of Stephens, Stephen is a simpler written form of the same name.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

Stephen coat of arms

Arms linked to Stephens and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Stephen family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.