This article is about the given name and surname. For other uses, see
Stewart .
Stewart Meaning "steward" Region of origin
Scotland Variant form(s) Stuart, Steward, Steuart. Stewert, Siewert
Stewart Gender Masculine Related names Stuart
Stewart is a
Scottish
surname , also used as a
given name . It is possibly derived from the old English word "stigweard", a compound of "stig" meaning household, and "weard", a guardian (ward), or from the
Gaelic Stiùbhart meaning
steward . Alternative spellings are
Stuart ,
Steward and
Steuart . The surname Stewart has large concentrations in the United States (mainly in the
Deep South , and the other
southern states), United Kingdom (mainly in
Scotland ,
Northern Ireland ,
North East England ,
South West England ,
Cumbria ,
Lancashire , and
Yorkshire ), Canada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Australia and elsewhere that has large Scottish or
Ulster Scots diaspora.
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 and became the
High Steward of Scotland ,
[1] hence the origin of the surname. In 2014, Stewart was the 66th-most common surname in the United Kingdom.
[2]
[3]
House of Stewart
One of the hereditary Stewart stewards,
Walter Stewart , married
Marjorie Bruce , daughter of King
Robert I , and founded the royal
House of Stewart , beginning with their son King
Robert II . The House of Stewart was the longest serving royal dynasty of Scotland.
Mary, Queen of Scots formalised the use of the spelling Stuart, while resident in France, in order to preserve the correct pronunciation. 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 and the
Stewarts of Garth .
Diaspora
Many Stewart emigrants from the lowlands of Scotland settled in the Irish province of Ulster in the seventeenth century.[
citation needed ] Stewarts also emigrated from other parts of Scotland and settled throughout the rest of Ireland.[
citation needed ]
People named Stewart
Surname
Adam Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Al Stewart (born 1945), Scottish singer-songwriter
Alana Stewart (born 1945), American actress, former wife of Rod Stewart
Alastair Stewart (born 1952), British journalist and broadcaster
Alec Stewart (born 1963), British cricketer, kept wicket for England
Alexander P. Stewart (1821–1908), American general and professor
Alexander William Stewart (1865–1933), Scottish naval architect, engineer and inventor
Alexis Stewart (born 1965), American talk radio host, daughter of Martha Stewart
Alice Stewart (1906–2002), British physician and epidemiologist
Alison Stewart (born 1966), American journalist
Andy Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Anthony Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
April Stewart (born 1969), American actress
ArDarius Stewart (born 1993), American football player
Bain Stewart, Australian film producer, husband of
Leah Purcell
Belle Stewart (1906–1997), Scottish singer
William Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people, includes Bill Stewart
Bob Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Booboo Stewart (born 1994), American singer of T-Squad and actor
Breanna Stewart (born 1994), American basketball player
Brent Stewart , Manitoba judge
Brett Stewart (born 1985), Australian rugby league footballer
Brian Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Brock Stewart (born 1991), American baseball player
Bryan Stewart (born 1985), English footballer
Bryanne Stewart (born 1979), Australian tennis player
Calum Stewart (born 1982), Scottish musician
Catherine Mary Stewart , Canadian actress
Charles Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Charlotte Stewart , American film and television actress
Corbet Page Stewart (1896–1962), Scottish biochemist
Corey Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Crystle Stewart , Miss USA 2008
Daniel Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Darrell Stewart (American football) (born 1996), American football player
David Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Dennis Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Derek Stewart (footballer) (born 1948), Scottish footballer
DJ Stewart (born 1993), American baseball player
D.J. Stewart Jr. (born 1999), American basketball player
Donald Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Dugald Stewart (1753–1828), Scottish philosopher
Duncan Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
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
Elijah Stewart (born 1995), American basketball player in Israeli Basketball Premier League
Elinore Pruitt Stewart (1876–1933), American homesteader in Wyoming and memoirist
Evan Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
G. Fowler Stewart (1861–1917), businessman in South Australia
Frederick Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Gary Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Gay Stewart , American physicist
George Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Gershom Stewart (1857–1929), British businessman in China, Conservative MP
Glenn Stewart (born 1984), Australian Rugby League player
Grace Campbell Stewart (died 1863), British painter
Grover Stewart (born 1993), American football player
Haldane Stewart (1868–1942), English musician and cricketer
Harriet Bradford Tiffany Stewart (1798–1830), American missionary
Harry Stewart (1908–1956), American comedian
Helen Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Henry Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Homer Joseph Stewart (1915–2007), American aeronautical engineer
Iain Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Ian Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Isaiah Stewart (born 2001), American basketball player
Ivan Stewart , American racing driver
Jackie Stewart (born 1939), Scottish Formula One driver
James Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Jane Agnes Stewart (1860–1944), American author, editor
Janet Cumbrae Stewart (1883–1960), Australian painter
Jasmin Stewart (born 1998), Australian rules footballer
Jean Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Jermaine Stewart (1957–1997), American R&B and pop singer
J. I. M. Stewart (1906–1994), Scottish novelist writing as Michael Innes
Joffre Stewart (1925–2019), American poet, anarchist and pacifist
John Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Jon Stewart (born 1962), American political satirist
Jorge Stewart , Argentine rugby union player
Josh Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Julius LeBlanc Stewart (1855–1919), American artist
Kaleb Stewart (1975–2021), American musician
Karen Weldin Stewart , Insurance Commissioner of Delaware
Kevin Stewart (footballer) (born 1993), English football player
Kordell Stewart (born 1972), American football player
Kristen Stewart (born 1990), American actress
LeConte Stewart (1891–1990), American artist
Lizbeth Stewart (1948–2013), American ceramist
Lori Stewart Gonzalez (born 1957), American speech pathologist and academic administrator
Lynne Stewart (1939–2017), American lawyer and criminal
M. J. Stewart (born 1995), American football player
Malcolm Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Martha Stewart (born 1941), American businesswoman, writer and television personality
Marvin Stewart (1912–2009), American football player
Marvin Stewart (basketball) , American basketball player
Mary Stuart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Matthew Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Michael Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Monica Faith Stewart (born 1952), American politician
Nellie Stewart (1858–1931), Australian stage actress
Oliver W. Stewart (1867–1937), American politician
Patrick Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Paul Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Payne Stewart (1957–1999), American golfer
Perez M. Stewart (1858–1924), New York politician
Rena Stewart (1923–2023), Scottish World War II codebreaker and journalist
Potter Stewart (1915–1985), US Supreme Court justice
Richard Stewart (born 1959) mayor of Coquitlam, British Columbia
Richard Stewart (theatre) (1827–1902), Australian stage actor
Robert Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Rod Stewart (born 1945), British singer
Rosemary Stewart (business theorist) (1924–2015), British researcher and writer in business management
Roy Mackenzie Stewart (1889–1964), British neurologist
Samuel Swaim Stewart (1855–1898), known as S. S. Stewart, American musician, publisher, banjo manufacturer
Scott Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Sean Stewart (basketball) (born 2005), American basketball player
Thomas Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Tony Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Trenton Lee Stewart , American writer
Walter Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
William Stewart (disambiguation) , multiple people
Wyatt A. Stewart , American businessman and career political fundraiser
Wynn Stewart (1934–1985), American country music singer-songwriter and musician
American family members 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
Fictional characters
See also
References