Sten Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

In old registers, Sten often stands in for Stein. Read literally, Sten points to “Stone, rock”.

• Related forms: Steen, Steyn and Shteyn.
• Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.
• Before spelling was fixed, Stein was also written Sten.
• The 2010 census count for Sten in the United States was 288, good for rank 68,345. That is enough to place it in the top 100,000 American surnames.

Heraldry and the Sten name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Sten, so the heraldry linked to Stein is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Sten surname pack.