Stewart ( name ) - wikipedia Stewart ( name ) This article is about the given name and surname. For other uses, see Stewart. Stewart Family name Meaning `` household guardian '' Region of origin Scotland Related names Stuart, Steward Stewart Gender Masculine Other names Related names Stuart Stewart is a Scottish surname ( also used as a masculine given name ) possibly of pre-7th century Old English origin, derived from stigeweard, the genitive prefix stige meaning `` hall '', and the suffix weard meaning `` guardian '' or `` warden ''. Alternative spellings are Stuart and Steward. The progenitor of the Stewart family was Alan fitz Flaad, a Breton knight who settled in England after the Norman Conquest. His son, Walter fitz Alan, relocated to Scotland during the Anarchy, became the High Steward of Scotland, hence the origin of the surname. Stewart is the 66th-most common surname in the United Kingdom. Contents 1 House of Stewart 2 Stewart peers 3 Diaspora 4 People named Stewart 4.1 Surname 4.2 Given name 5 See also 6 References House of Stewart Main article : House of Stuart One of the hereditary Stewart stewards, Walter Stewart, married Marjorie Bruce, daughter of King Robert I, and founded the royal House of Stuart ( a French spelling ), beginning with their son King Robert II. The House of Stewart was the longest serving royal dynasty of Scotland. In 1603, the Stewart King James VI of Scotland became King James I of England and Wales by his succession to Queen Elizabeth I. The Stewart dynasty ruled Scotland, England and Wales ( with an interruption during Cromwell 's Commonwealth after the English Civil War ) until 1714, when Queen Anne died and the British Crown passed to the German Electors of Hanover. The grandson of James II, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, led the last attempt to restore the Stewart dynasty to the British Crown in 1745 - 6 and became known to history as `` Bonnie Prince Charlie ''. This attempted coup d'état ended in the slaughter of Charles ' army at the Battle of Culloden in April, 1746. Stewart peers In addition to the Royal House of Stuart, various branches of the Stewart family became Scottish peers, at various times holding the Marquisate of Bute, the earldoms of Atholl, Mar, Moray, Angus, Galloway, as well as several Lordships of Parliament. Several families of Stewarts became Highland clans in their own right, including the Stewarts of Appin, the Stewarts of Ardvorlich the Stewarts of Atholl, the Stewarts of Garth. Diaspora Many Stewart emigrants from the lowlands of Scotland settled in the Irish Province of Ulster in the seventeenth century. Stewarts also emigrated from other parts of Scotland and settled throughout the rest of Ireland, all the way over to the west coast of Ireland in cities as far - west as Galway. The Stewarts left lasting families in Ireland, some modern - day Irish still claiming Stewart lineage. People named Stewart Surname Al Stewart ( born 1945 ), singer - songwriter Alana Stewart ( born 1945 ), former model, now an actress, former wife of Rod Stewart Alastair Stewart ( born 1952 ), broadcaster Alec Stewart ( born 1963 ), former England wicket - keeper Alexander P. Stewart ( 1821 -- 1908 ), American general and professor Alexis Stewart ( born 1965 ), daughter of Martha Stewart Alice Stewart ( 1906 -- 2002 ), physician and epidemiologist Alison Stewart ( born 1966 ), reporter Several people named Andy Stewart Belle Stewart ( 1906 -- 1997 ), singer Several people named Bill Stewart Several people named Bob Stewart Booboo Stewart ( born 1994 ), singer of T - Squad and actor Breanna Stewart ( born 1994 ), American basketball player Brent Stewart, Manitoba judge Several people named Brett Stewart Bryanne Stewart ( born 1979 ), Australian tennis player Several people named Charles Stewart Crystle Stewart, Miss USA 2008 Several people named Daniel Stewart Several people named David Stewart Several people named Dennis Stewart Derek Stewart ( footballer ) ( born 1948 ), Scottish footballer Several people named Donald Stewart Dugald Stewart ( 1753 -- 1828 ), philosopher Several people named Duncan Stewart Earnie Stewart ( born 1969 ), Dutch - born American soccer player Ed Stewart ( 1941 -- 2016 ), British broadcaster Ed Stewart ( American football ) ( born 1972 ), American football player Edwin C. Stewart ( 1864 -- 1921 ), New York politician E.J. Stewart ( 1877 -- 1929 ), American college sports coach E.L. Stewart ( 1872 -- 1956 ), American lawyer and state legislator Elinore Pruitt Stewart ( 1876 -- 1933 ), American homesteader in Wyoming and memoirist Evan Stewart ( born 1975 ), Zimbabwean diver Several people named Frederick Stewart Several people named George Stewart Gershom Stewart ( 1857 -- 1929 ), British businessman in China, Conservative Member of Parliament ( MP ) 1910 -- 1923 Glenn Stewart ( born 1984 ), Australian Rugby League player Harry Stewart ( 1908 -- 1956 ), American comedian Several people named Henry Stewart Several people named Iain Stewart Several people named Ian Stewart Ivan Stewart, US offroad racing legend Jackie Stewart ( born 1939 ), former Scottish Formula One driver and triple World Champion Several people named James Stewart Jean Stewart ( born 1930 ), New Zealand swimmer J.I.M. Stewart, ( 1906 -- 1994 ) Joffre Stewart ( born 1925 ), American poet, anarchist and pacifist Several people named John Stewart Jon Stewart ( born 1962 ), American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand - up comedian Several people named Josh Stewart Julius LeBlanc Stewart, ( 1855 -- 1919 ), American artist Karen Weldin Stewart, Insurance Commissioner of Delaware as of 2009 Kevin Stewart ( born 1993 ), English football player Kordell Stewart ( born 1972 ), American football player Kristen Stewart ( born 1990 ), American actress Lizbeth Stewart ( 1948 -- 2013 ), American ceramist Lynne Stewart ( 1939 -- 2017 ), American lawyer Several people named Malcolm Stewart Martha Stewart ( born 1941 ), home economist Several people named Mary Stewart Several people named Matthew Stewart Several people named Michael Stewart Several people named Patrick Stewart Several people named Paul Stewart Payne Stewart ( 1957 -- 1999 ), golfer Perez M. Stewart ( 1858 -- 1924 ), New York politician Potter Stewart ( 1915 -- 1985 ), US Supreme Court justice Several people named Robert Stewart Rod Stewart ( born 1945 ), British singer Rosemary Stewart ( business theorist ) Several people named Scott Stewart Several people named Thomas Stewart Several people named Tony Stewart Trenton Lee Stewart, American writer Several people named Walter Stewart Several people named William Stewart Wyatt A. Stewart, career political fundraiser and American businessman Wynn Stewart, singer - songwriter, musician The members of the Stewart family who performed as part of Sly and the Family Stone : Sylvester Stewart ( Sly Stone ) ( born 1944 ), singer - songwriter, frontman Rose Stewart ( Rose Stone ) ( born 1945 ), singer / keyboardist Fred Stewart ( Freddie Stone ) ( born 1946 ), singer / guitarist Vaetta Stewart ( Vet Stone ) ( born 1949 ), singer Given name Stewart Copeland, American drummer, best known as the drummer in The Police Stewart Granger, English - American actor, born James Stewart Stewart Lee, English stand - up comedian, writer, director and musician Stewart Mills, Australian Rugby League player Stewart Stevenson, SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament for Banffshire & Buchan Coast, and Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change See also Stuart ( name ) References Jump up ^ Barrow, G.W.S. `` Stewart family ''. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ( online ed. ). Oxford University Press. doi : 10.1093 / ref : odnb / 49411. ( Subscription or UK public library membership required. ) Jump up ^ `` Stewart ''. Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 15 October 2014 Jump up ^ `` Stewart Surname Meaning and Geographic Distribution ''. forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2014 This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. 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Question: where does the last name stewart come from
Answer: a Scottish surname (also used as a masculine given name) possibly of pre-7th century Old English origin, derived from stigeweard, the genitive prefix stige meaning "hall", and the suffix weard meaning "guardian" or "warden"