Stefano: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Stefano is usually a form of Stephan. Read literally, Stefano points to “Crown”. Before spelling was fixed, Stephan was also written Stefano. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Related forms: Stefan, Steffan and Štěpán.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Stefano surname had 1,285 bearers. French civil records give 130 births under the name Stefano from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1941–1950. Births under the name grew in the later decades.

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