The Stewart surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 324,957 people carried this name — #61 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 908 people counted. That is up 4% from 312,899 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Stewart surname
A Scottish surname originating as an occupation.
Borrowed from Middle Scots stewart (“steward”), from Early Scots stewart, from Old English stiġweard.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Stewart» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 255 births for the Stewart name in 1890.
They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 11,300 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. 19 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Antrim, Down, Londonderry, Donegal, and Tyrone.”
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 224 people named Stewart live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
178 people named Stewart live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 135 people named Stewart.
Most of them — 85 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
74 people named Stewart have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 234 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
357 people named Stewart are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Stewart in American newspapers,
1897–1937.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,383,683 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Stewart,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan 1343–1394 · military personnel -
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan 1381–1424 · military personnel -
Alexander Stewart 1454–1485 · condottiero -
John Stewart, Duke of Albany 1481–1536 · aristocrat -
Margaret Tudor 1489–1541 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 212 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Stewart.
- Sterna 132 · U.S. census
- Sternat 106 · U.S. census
- Steuer 864 · U.S. census
- Stevanovic 345 · U.S. census
- Steve 1,891 · U.S. census
- Stevens 185,674 · U.S. census
- Steyaert 146 · U.S. census
- Steyer 778 · U.S. census
- Stich 2,001 · U.S. census
- Sticker 217 · U.S. census
- Stieber 1,267 · U.S. census
- Stieger 210 · U.S. census
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