# Stevenson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/stevenson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 75,169 |
| US rank (2010) | 432 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 4,107 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.1% (72,892 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈstiː.vən.sən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Steven + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Stevenson in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 63% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Stevenson in the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Australia and South Korea.

## People named Stevenson

- Adlai Stevenson II, American politician and diplomat (1900–1965); 31st governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953 
- Adlai Stevenson I, American politician (1835–1914); Vice President of the United States from 1893 to 1897
- Ray Stevenson, British actor (1964–2023)
- Miriam Stevenson, American actress and model
- Bryan Stevenson, American lawyer, social reformer and academic
- McLean Stevenson, American actor (1927–1996)
- William Stevenson, athlete (1900–1985)
- Shakur Stevenson, American professional boxer
- Parker Stevenson, American actor
- DeShawn Stevenson, American basketball player (born 1981)
- Bill Stevenson, American musician
- Cynthia Stevenson, American actress

and 32 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Stephenson, Steffensen, Stevens, Stephens, Steffen, Stephen, Steffens, Steven, Stefano, Stephan, Stebbins, Sutphin.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.