Show ContentsSten History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Sten Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Etymology of Sten

What does the name Sten mean?

The Swedish name Sten is generally thought to come from personal name Sten. The word "sten," means "stone;" so it may have been a topographic name for someone who lived on stony ground, or perhaps an occupational name for someone who worked with stone.

Sten migration to the United States +



Sten Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Hans Lenar Sten, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733
  • Hans Lenar Sten, aged 21, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 1
  • Johan Georg Sten, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Sten (post 1700) +

  • Tommy Sten Kristoffersson (b. 1959), actually known as Kristoffersen, Swedish race car driver
  • Sten Torgny Söderberg (1944-2022), Swedish songwriter, known for working with Lena Philipsson
  • Sten Staffan Skott (1943-2021), Swedish journalist, author and translator who wrote extensively on the history of Russia and the Soviet Union
  • Sten Lundin (1931-2016), Swedish professional motocross racer, winner of the F.I.M. 500cc Motocross World Championship in 1959
  • Sten Bergman (1895-1975), Swedish zoologist
  • Sten Gester, Actor
  1. 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)

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