Stewart Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Stewart

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Stewart history with Stewart Family Crest
Stewart Motto Translated
Surname Notables
Clan Badge of Stewart

Septs of Stewart

About Family Crests

Stewart Products

Origins Available: English, Scottish-Alt, Scottish

Where did the Scottish Stewart family come from? What is the Scottish coat of arms/family crest? 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?

The Stewart surname was borne by a line who became the royal family of Scotland, and later, of all of Britain. The surname Stewart was an occupational name for a steward, the official in charge of a noble household and its treasury. It derives from the Old English word "stigweard," a compound of "stig," or "household," and "weard," or "guardian." As every great house, Earl and Bishop in medieval England and Scotland had its stewards, this office has given rise to many lines of this hereditary surname.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stewart, Steward, Stillbhard (Gaelic) 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. The ancestors of the famed Royal Stewart line of Scotland descend from a family of Breton nobles, who settled for a time at Oswestry, Shropshire, where they had been granted lands by William the Conqueror, their liege Lord.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: James Stuard who settled in Virginia in 1651; Charles Stewart, a Royalist soldier captured at Worcester, sent to Boston aboard the "John and Sara" in 1652.

Motto Translated: Courage grows stronger at the wound.

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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
John Young "Jackie" Stewart (b. 1939), Scottish automobile racer and winner of the Formula One Grand Prix championship in 1969, 1971, and 1973
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart (b. 1945), English singer, inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994
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

Stewart Clan Badge

A clan is a social group made up of a number of distinct branch-families that actually descended from, or accepted themselves as descendants of, a common ancestor. The word clan means simply children. The idea of the clan as a community is necessarily based around this idea of heredity and is most often ruled according to a patriarchal structure. For instance, the clan chief represented the hereditary "parent" of the entire clan. The most prominent example of this form of society is the Scottish Clan system...

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Septs of the Distinguished Name Stewart
Aninley, Clay, Claye, Cley, Cleye, Comby, Conalee, Conaleigh, Conally, Conallys, Conaly, Conalys, Coneally, Conealy, Coneely, Conelay, Conelly, Conellys, Conely, Conelys, Conerly, Conilly, Conillys, Conily, Conilys, Conlay, Conlaye, Conlays, Conlea, Conleagh, Conleaghs, Conleas, Conlee, Conlees, Conleigh, Conley, Conleys, Conlie, Conlies, Conly, Conlys, Connalee, Connaleigh, Connally, Connallys, Connaly, Connalys, Conneally, Connealy, Conneely and more.

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Stewart family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Stewart coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Stewart genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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Armorial histories for the name Stewart.

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Clan Badges

Clan Badges for the name Stewart.

Clip art

Clip art of all the most used heraldic pieces.

Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms for the name Stewart.

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Family Crest

Family Crest for the name Stewart.

Family Tree

Family Tree proudly displaying the Stewart family crest.

Hand Painted Plaques

Hand Painted Plaques showing the Stewart family crest.

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Keychains showing the Stewart family crest.

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Mouse pads with a Stewart coat of arms.

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Packages

Packages with a Stewart coat of arms.

Plaques and Frames

Plaques and Frames featuring the Stewart family crest.

Surname Histories

Surname Histories for the name Stewart.

Symbolism

Symbolism revealing the family crest for the surname Stewart.

Travel Mugs

Travel Mugs revealing the Stewart family crest.

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The Stewart Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Stewart Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.