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English (London) Flemish Dutch and North German: patronymic from the personal name Steven . The surname of Flemish origin is also found in the Walloon part of Belgium. In North America the English form of the surname has also absorbed some like-sounding Jewish names and various other European cognates e.g. Greek Stefanidis Serbian Stevanović (see Stevanovic ) Slovenian and Slovak Štefanič (see Stefanic ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
This project also includes Stephens, Stephenson, Stefanovic, Stevanovic, Stefanovich, etc.