The stewart Surname
stewart Name Meaning and History
Scottish: originally an occupational name for an administrative
official of an estate, from Middle English stiward, Old English
stigweard, stiweard, a compound of stig
‘house(hold)’ + weard ‘guardian’. In Old English times this
title was used of an officer controlling the domestic affairs of a
household, especially of the royal household; after the Conquest it
was also used more widely as the native equivalent of Seneschal
for the steward of a manor or manager of an estate.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| STEWART Joe Leslie 1911-1979 |
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| STEWART Chauncey B and Rose W |
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| STEWART Gladys 1905 1989 in God's loving care |
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| Montgomery Co,VA areas...... |
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| STEWART'S OF INDIANA | JAMES STEWART | 4 |
| Lindsay Stewart & Johnnie unknown |
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| STEWART Mandy Rechiel 1976-1976 |
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| Eli Stewart Ohio, Ill,Ore. | Jean | 1 |
| HERMAN STEWART | TIPPY STEWART SATTERFIELD | 5 |
| "Lizzie" Stewart born PEI, Canada 1850, married name Parks |
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