Stevenson 1116807 218597108 2008-06-11T10:28:25Z JaGa 2092487 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/121.209.217.71|121.209.217.71]] to last version by 72.173.225.168 (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{otheruses4|the surname Stevenson|other uses|Stevenson (disambiguation)}} {{Family name | name =Stevenson |image= |imagesize= |caption= | meaning ="son of Steven" | region = Britain | origin =Britain | related names =[[Stephenson]] | footnotes = }} '''Stevenson''' is an [[English language]] [[patronymic]] [[surname]] meaning "son of Steven". Its first historical record is from pre 10th century England.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Stevenson |title=Surname: Stevenson |publisher=surnamedb.com |accessdate=2008-02-26}}</ref> There are variant spellings including [[Stephenson]]. People with the name include: ==Extended families== * [[Stevenson family]] from Illinois, USA **[[Adlai E. Stevenson I|Adlai Ewing Stevenson I]] (1835-1914), U.S. Vice President **[[Adlai Stevenson|Adlai Ewing Stevenson II]] (1900-1965), U.S. Ambassador to the UN **[[Adlai Stevenson III|Adlai Ewing Stevenson III]] (born 1930), U.S. Senator **[[Lewis G. Stevenson]] (1868-1929), U.S. politician, Illinois secretary of state **[[McLean Stevenson]] (1929-1996), actor * Scottish family of (mostly) lighthouse engineers ** [[Alan Stevenson]] (1807-1865), lighthouse engineer ** [[Charles Alexander Stevenson]] (1855-1950), lighthouse engineer ** [[D. E. Stevenson]] (1892-1973), author ** [[David Stevenson (engineer)|David Stevenson]] (1815-1886), lighthouse engineer ** [[David Alan Stevenson]] (1854-1938), lighthouse engineer ** [[Robert Stevenson (civil engineer)|Robert Stevenson]] (1772–1850), lighthouse engineer ** [[Robert Alan Mowbray Stevenson]] (1847-1900), art critic ** [[Robert Louis Stevenson]] (1850-1894), author of ''Treasure Island'' and ''The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' ** [[Thomas Stevenson]] (1818-1887), lighthouse designer * Scottish family siblings with links to [[Tyneside]] ** [[Flora Stevenson]] (1839 - 1905) education reformer ** [[J. J. Stevenson]] (1831 - 1908), architect ** [[James Cochran Stevenson]] (1825 – 1905) chemical manufacturer and Member of Parliament ** [[Louisa Stevenson]] (1835 – 1908), campaigner for women's causes ==Surname== * [[Alexandra Stevenson]] (b. 1980), U.S. tennis player * [[Carter Stevenson]] (1817 – 1888), Confederate Major General in the [[American Civil War]] * [[Charles Leslie Stevenson]] (1908 - 1979), U.S. philosopher * [[Frank A. Stevenson]] (b.?), Norwegian cryptanalyst * [[Ian Stevenson]] (1918 - 2007), Canadian psychiatrist and researcher of reincarnation * [[Jessica Stevenson]] (b. 1972), English writer and actress * [[Robert Stevenson]], (disambiguation page) * [[Ronald Stevenson]] (b. 1928), Scottish composer * [[Teofilo Stevenson]] (b. 1952), Cuban boxer * [[Toby Stevenson]] (b. 1976), U.S. pole vaulter * [[Tommy Stevenson]] (1914 - 1944), U.S. jazz trumpet player * [[Trudy Stevenson]] (b. 1944), Zimbabwean opposition MP Michael "Tyga" Stevenson, musician ==References== {{Reflist}} {{surname}} [[Category:English surnames]] [[Category:British Isles surnames]] [[Category:Scottish surnames]] [[cs:Stevenson]] [[de:Stevenson]] [[fr:Stevenson]] [[nl:Stevenson]] [[pl:Stevenson]] [[vo:Stevenson]]