Stephenson is a medieval patronymic surname meaning "son of Stephen". The earliest public record is found in the county of Huntingdonshire in 1279. There are variant spellings including Stevenson. People with the surname include: Ashley Stephenson (born 1982), Canadian hockey and baseball player Ashley Stephenson (1927–2021), British horticulturalist Benjamin Stephenson (disambiguation), several people Ben Stephenson, Anglo-American television executive Chandler Stephenson (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey player Charles Bruce Stephenson (1929–2001), American astronomer D. C. Stephenson (1891–1966), American, Ku Klux Klan leader Debra Stephenson (born 1972), British actress Dwight Stephenson, American football player Earl Stephenson (born 1947), American baseball pitcher Gene Stephenson, American college baseball coach George Stephenson (1781–1848), British mechanical engineer who created Stephenson's Rocket George Robert Stephenson (engineer) (1819–1905), English civil engineer (nephew of George Stephenson) Gilbert Stephenson (1878–1972), British Vice Admiral Gordon Stephenson (1908–1997), Australian town planner and architect Helga Stephenson, Canadian media executive Henry Stephenson (1871–1956), British actor Isaac Stephenson (1829–1918), U.S. politician from Wisconsin Jim Stephenson, New Zealand international football (soccer) goalkeeper John Stephenson (disambiguation), people named John Stephenson June Ethel Stephenson (1914–1999), Australian artist Lance Stephenson (born 1990), American professional basketball player M. F. Stephenson (1801 – after 1878), U.S. assayer of the Dahlonega, Georgia Mint Neal Stephenson (born 1959), U.S. author Nicola Stephenson (born 1971), British actress Pamela Stephenson (born 1949), New Zealand-Australian comedian, actress and psychologist, also known as Pamela Connolly Paul Stephenson (footballer), former British footballer. Paul Stephenson (civil rights campaigner), British civil rights campaigner. Sir Paul Stephenson, former London Metropolitan Police Commissioner. Paul Stephenson (rugby league), Australian professional rugby league footballer. Riggs Stephenson (1898–1985), U.S. baseball player Robert Stephenson (1803–1859), British civil and railway engineer (son of George Stephenson) Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight (born 1953), U.S. Wikipedia editor Samuel M. Stephenson (1803–1859), U.S. politician from Michigan Sean Stephenson (1979–2019), American therapist, writer, and speaker Shay Stephenson (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player Thomas Alan Stephenson (1898–1961), British zoologist Tyler Stephenson (b. 1996), American baseball player William Stephenson (1897–1989), Canadian soldier, airman, businessman, inventor, and spymaster William Stephenson (psychologist) (1902–1989), psychologist and physicist William Haswell Stephenson (1836–1918), English industrialist and philanthropist in Newcastle upon Tyne See also Justice Stephenson (disambiguation) References English-language surnames Patronymic surnames de:Stephenson es:Stephenson fr:Stephenson pt:Stephenson ru:Стефенсон vo:Stephenson Surnames from given names