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Stewart

in Rhode Island

There are 385 people with the last name "Stewart" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Stewart 226
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  1. is 222nd most common Reed
  2. is 223rd most common Foster
  3. is 224th most common Farrell
  4. is 225th most common Hart
  5. is 226th most common Stewart
  6. is 227th most common Vincent
  7. is 228th most common Fournier
  8. is 229th most common George
  9. is 230th most common Shea

Most Common First Names for Stewart

Michael, John, David, Robert, James, William, Daniel, Gail, Raymond

Meaning & History

Scottish: originally an occupational name for an administrative official of an estate, from Middle English stiward, Old English stigweard, stīweard, a compound of stig ‘house(hold)’ + weard ‘guardian’. In Old English times this title was used of an officer controlling the domestic affairs of a household, especially of the royal household; after the Conquest it was also used more widely as the native equivalent of Seneschal for the steward of a manor or manager of an estate.

FOREBEARS Stuart or Stewart is the surname of one of the great families of Scotland, the royal family of Scotland from the 14th century, and of England from 1603, when James VI of Scotland acceded to the English throne as James I. There were many minor branches of the family left in Britain after the flight of James II in 1688, but not every bearer of the surname can claim relationship with the royal house, even in Scotland. Every great house in medieval England and Scotland had its steward, and in many cases the office gave rise to a hereditary surname. The fall of the house of Stuart in Britain, conversely, led to the establishment of several highly placed branches bearing this surname in continental Europe, which are in most cases related to the old Scottish royal family.

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Michael Stewart, RI (9 searches)
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