<P> Stewart is a Scottish surname ( also used as a masculine given name ) possibly of pre-7th century Old English origin , derived from stigeweard , the genitive prefix stige meaning `` hall '' , and the suffix weard meaning `` guardian '' or `` warden '' . Alternative spellings are Stuart and Steward . The progenitor of the Stewart family was Alan fitz Flaad , a Breton knight who settled in England after the Norman Conquest . His son , Walter fitz Alan , relocated to Scotland during the Anarchy , became the High Steward of Scotland , hence the origin of the surname . Stewart is the 66th-most common surname in the United Kingdom . </P>
<P> Stewart is a Scottish surname ( also used as a masculine given name ) possibly of pre-7th century Old English origin , derived from stigeweard , the genitive prefix stige meaning `` hall '' , and the suffix weard meaning `` guardian '' or `` warden '' . Alternative spellings are Stuart and Steward . The progenitor of the Stewart family was Alan fitz Flaad , a Breton knight who settled in England after the Norman Conquest . His son , Walter fitz Alan , relocated to Scotland during the Anarchy , became the High Steward of Scotland , hence the origin of the surname . Stewart is the 66th-most common surname in the United Kingdom . </P>
where does the last name stewart come from
where does the last name stewart come from
a Scottish surname ( also used as a masculine given name ) possibly of pre-7th century Old English origin , derived from stigeweard , the genitive prefix stige meaning `` hall '' , and the suffix weard meaning `` guardian '' or `` warden ''
a Scottish surname ( also used as a masculine given name ) possibly of pre-7th century Old English origin , derived from stigeweard , the genitive prefix stige meaning `` hall '' , and the suffix weard meaning `` guardian '' or `` warden ''