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stevens Name Meaning and History

English: patronymic from the personal name Steven. It is also found in this spelling as a Dutch and North German name, and as an Americanized form of some like-sounding Jewish name, as well as cognate names in other European languages such as Stefan and Steffen and their derivatives.

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stevens Family Facts

Distribution of stevens Families in the US in 1920
Number of stevens families
 1267-2532
 423-1266
 1-422
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