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Early Origins of the Stem family

The surname Stem was first found in Norfolk, where Alfricus Stein was registered in 1155.

Early History of the Stem family

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Stem Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stein, Steyne, Steyn, Steine, Stine, Steiyne, Styn and many more.

Early Notables of the Stem family

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Stem Ranking

In the United States, the name Stem is the 17,968th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Stem migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stem Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Jane Stem, who landed in Maryland in 1666-1680 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Stem (post 1700) +

  • Robert Stem, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Texas State House of Representatives 12th District, 2012 3
  • Curtis K. Stem, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Weirton, West Virginia, 1923-33 3


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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