Steen Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Steen is a branch of the Stein name tree. Its meaning, shared with Stein, is “Stone, rock”.

Spelling and variants

The two spellings differ in a small detail: Steen has “e” where Stein has “i”. The same family of names includes Sten, Steyn and Shteyn.

How common is Steen?

12,989 Americans were listed as Steen in the 2010 census. INSEE counts 313 people born in France with the Steen surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1961–1970. Births ran at 9 in 1891–1900 and 32 in 1991–2000.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Stein and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Get the complete Steen report, with a museum-style coat of arms.