Where did the name Stewart come from? What is their coat of arms? When did the Stewart family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

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Stewart Coat of Arms and Name History

Stewart

Origin Displayed: Scottish-Alt

Origins Available: English, Scottish-Alt, Scottish

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stewart, Steward, Stuart, Stewart of Appin and others.

First found in Scotland, where records of Stewart as a surname, and not just an occupation began to be found from the 13th century.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Charles Stewart, a Scottish prisoner sent to Boston in 1651; Alexander Stewart, a Jacobite captured at Preston, banished to the plantations, transported from Liverpool to South Carolina aboard the "Susannah" in 1716.

Some noteworthy people of the name Stewart

James Maitland "Jimmy" Stewart (1908-1997), American movie actor, nominated for five Academy Awards, recipient of one award and a Lifetime Achievement award. With the United States Air Force, he rose to the rank of Brigadier General
Martha Stewart (b. 1942), American businesswoman, media personality, and decorating and entertaining expert
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart (b. 1945), English singer, inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994
John Young "Jackie" Stewart (b. 1939), Scottish automobile racer and winner of the Formula One Grand Prix championship in 1969, 1971, and 1973
Douglas Alexander Stewart (1913-1985), Australian author
Dave A Stewart (b. 1952), English musician and record producer best known for his work with Eurythmics
James Stewart (1913-1993), original name of Stewart Granger
Dugald Stewart (1753-1828), Scottish philosopher
George Rippey Stewart (1895-1980), American toponymist
John Quincy Stewart (1894-1972), American astrophysicist
Patrick Hewes Stewart (b. 1940), Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated English film, television and stage actor
Robert Lee Stewart (b. 1942), retired Brigadier General of the United States Army, former NASA astronaut
William George Drummond Stewart (1831-1868), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross