Show ContentsStevan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Stevan surname comes from the personal name Stefano, which is the Italian form of the Latin name Stephanus.

Early Origins of the Stevan family

The surname Stevan was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. The famous University of Bolgna was founded in the 11th century, by the 13th century the student body was nearly 10,000. Dante and Petrarch studied there. Tisso was tried there for 1564 for writing satirical poems. Bologna naturally, is famous for its sausages. But many noted scholars were born there. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time was in itself a family honor.

Early History of the Stevan family

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Stevan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Steffani, Stefano, Stefan, Stifano, Stevani, Stiévano, Stiévan, Schhivani, Stépan, Stéfanis, Stefanich, Stepanich and many more.

Early Notables of the Stevan family

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United States Stevan migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stevan Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Philip Stevan, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1748 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Stevan (post 1700) +

  • Stevan K. Pavlowitch (1933-2022), Serbian-born, British historian, emeritus professor of Balkan history at the University of Southampton and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society
  • Stevan Edward "Steve" Pearce (b. 1947), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico (2011-)


  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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