About the Štěpán Surname

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Stephan surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Meaning of the name

Štěpán belongs to the Stephan family of names, which has German roots. Its meaning, shared with Stephan, is “Crown”.

Records show Štěpán as one of the forms Stephan took over time. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. The same family of names includes Stevan, Stefan and Steffan. The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Štěpán with 790 bearers, at rank 29,768. It sits within the 50,000 most common last names in the country. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Stępień.

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