Stephenson - wikipedia Stephenson This article is about the surname Stephenson. For other uses, see Stephenson ( disambiguation ). Stephenson Origin Language ( s ) English Meaning `` son of Stephen '' ( from Greek `` stephanos '', meaning `` crown '' ) Other names Variant ( s ) De Stefano, Di Stefano, Estébanez, Esteves, Estévez, Estevez, Ştefănescu, Stefanov, Stefánsson, Stefansson, Stefanović, Stefanowicz, Stepanov, Stepanian, Stepanishvili, Stepanović, Stepanyan, Stephanopoulos, Steponavičius, Stevanović, Stevenson, Szczepanowicz, Estensoro, Estenssoro Footnotes : Frequency Comparisons Stephenson is a medieval patronymic surname meaning `` son of Stephen ''. The earliest public record is found in the county of Huntingdonshire in 1279. There are variant spellings including Stevenson. People with the surname include : Benjamin Stephenson ( disambiguation ), several people Ben Stephenson, Anglo - American television executive Charles Bruce Stephenson ( 1929 -- 2001 ), American astronomer D.C. Stephenson ( 1891 -- 1966 ), American, Ku Klux Klan leader Debra Stephenson ( born 1972 ), British actress Dwight Stephenson, American football player Earl Stephenson ( born 1947 ), American baseball pitcher Gene Stephenson, American college baseball coach George Stephenson ( 1781 -- 1848 ), British mechanical engineer who created Stephenson 's Rocket George Robert Stephenson ( engineer ) ( 1819 -- 1905 ), English civil engineer ( nephew of George Stephenson ) Gilbert Stephenson ( 1878 -- 1972 ), British Vice Admiral Gordon Stephenson ( 1908 -- 1997 ), town planner and architect in Perth, Australia Helga Stephenson, Canadian media executive Henry Stephenson ( 1871 -- 1956 ), British actor Isaac Stephenson ( 1829 -- 1918 ), U.S. politician from Wisconsin Jim Stephenson, New Zealand international football ( soccer ) goalkeeper John Stephenson ( disambiguation ), people named John Stephenson Lance Stephenson ( born 1990 ), American professional basketball player M.F. Stephenson ( 1801 -- after 1878 ), U.S. assayer of the Dahlonega, Georgia Mint Neal Stephenson ( born 1959 ), U.S. author Nicola Stephenson ( born 1971 ), British actress Pamela Stephenson ( born 1949 ), New Zealand - Australian comedian, actress and psychologist, also known as Pamela Connolly Paul Stephenson ( footballer ), former British footballer. Paul Stephenson ( civil rights campaigner ), British civil rights campaigner. Sir Paul Stephenson, former London Metropolitan Police Commissioner. Paul Stephenson ( rugby league ), Australian professional rugby league footballer. Riggs Stephenson ( 1898 -- 1985 ), U.S. baseball player Robert Stephenson ( 1803 -- 1859 ), British civil and railway engineer ( son of George Stephenson ) Samuel M. Stephenson ( 1803 -- 1859 ), U.S. politician from Michigan Thomas Alan Stephenson ( 1898 -- 1961 ), British zoologist Tyler Stephenson ( b. 1996 ), American baseball player William Stephenson ( 1897 -- 1989 ), Canadian soldier, airman, businessman, inventor, and spymaster William Stephenson ( psychologist ) ( 1902 -- 1989 ), psychologist and physicist References Jump up ^ Stephenson Surname at Forebears Jump up ^ `` Surname : Stephenson ''. surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2008 - 02 - 26. See also Stevenson Steffensen Stinson ( surname ) Justice Stephenson ( disambiguation ) Surname list This page lists people with the surname Stephenson. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephenson&oldid=845179995 '' Categories : Surnames English - language surnames Patronymic surnames Hidden categories : Articles with short description All set index articles Talk About Wikipedia Bân - lâm - gú Deutsch Español Français Português Русский Volapük 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 10 June 2018, at 00 : 16 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name stephenson originate from
Answer: a medieval patronymic surname meaning "son of Stephen"