Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword steward.
usage
meaning
Bachmeier German
Originally referred to a farmer whose farm was beside a stream, from Middle High German bach "stream" and meier "steward, tenant farmer".
Baglio Italian
Italian cognate of Bailey.
Butler English, Irish
Occupational name derived from Norman French butiller "wine steward", ultimately from Late Latin butticula "bottle". A famous bearer of this surname is the fictional character Rhett Butler, created by Margaret Mitchell for her novel Gone with the Wind (1936).
Fattore Italian
Means "land agent, bailiff, steward, farmer" in Italian.
Grayson English
Means "son of the steward", derived from Middle English greyve "steward".
Grieve Scottish
Occupational name meaning "steward, farm manager" in Middle English, related to the German title Graf.
Meijer Dutch
Dutch form of Meyer 1.
Meyers German, English
Patronymic form of Meyer 1, Mayer 3 or Myer.
Oikonomou Greek
Derived from Greek οικονόμος (ikonomos) meaning "housekeeper, steward".
Stewart Scottish
Occupational name for an administrative official of an estate or steward, from Old English stig "house" and weard "guard". The Stewart family (sometimes spelled Stuart) held the Scottish crown for several centuries. One of the most famous members of the Stewart family was Mary, Queen of Scots.
Vogt German
Occupational name from Middle High German voget meaning "bailiff, administrator, steward", ultimately from Latin advocatus.