German: from a short form of the personal name Steffen,
a German form of Latin Stephanus (see Steven).English: nickname for a resolute or obstinate person, from Middle
English stef ‘stiff’, ‘unyielding’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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