# Stuart (surname)

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

A Scottish surname originating as an occupation, a variant of Stewart.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 36,540 |
| US rank (2010) | 951 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,450 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.4% (35,701 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈst(j)uɚt/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Stewart |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Stuart 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) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Stuart in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of France, Spain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

## People named Stuart

- Gloria Stuart, American actress (1910–2010)
- James Patrick Stuart, American actor
- Gilbert Stuart, American painter (1755–1828)
- Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, 18th Duchess of Alba, Grandee of Spain
- John McDouall Stuart, British explorer (1815-1866)
- Mel Stuart, American film director and producer (1928–2012)
- Jeb Stuart, American writer and film director
- Randy Stuart, American actress (1924–1996)
- Marty Stuart, American musician
- Eric Stuart, American voice actor, voice director, singer, songwriter, and guitarist
- Mark Stuart, American ice hockey player
- Mary Stuart, American actress (1926-2002)

and 19 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Street, Strait, Starrett, Streit, Strout, Strate, Strutt, Stewart, Sturdivant, Sturtevant, Sturdevant, Sturtz.

## 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.