1. House of Stewart

2. Stewart peers

3. Diaspora

4. People named Stewart
    Surname  Given name 

5. See also

6. References

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, Steward and Steuart. The surname Stewart has large concentrations in the United States (mainly in the Deep South, and the other southern states), United Kingdom (mainly in Scotland, Northern Ireland, North East England, South West England, Cumbria, Lancashire, and Yorkshire), Canada, Jamaica, and elsewhere that has large Scottish or Ulster Scots diaspora.

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,^[1] hence the origin of the surname. Stewart is the 66th-most common surname in the United Kingdom.^[2][3]

House of Stewart

One of the hereditary Stewart stewards, Walter Stewart, married Marjorie Bruce, daughter of King Robert I, and founded the royal House of Stewart, beginning with their son King Robert II. The House of Stewart was the longest serving royal dynasty of Scotland. Mary, Queen of Scots formalised the use of the spelling Stuart, while resident in France, in order to preserve the correct pronunciation. In 1603, the Stewart King James VI of Scotland became King James I of England and Wales by his succession to Queen Elizabeth I. The Stewart dynasty ruled Scotland, England and Wales (with an interruption during Cromwell's Commonwealth after the English Civil War) until 1714, when Queen Anne died and the British Crown passed to the German Electors of Hanover.

The grandson of James II, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, led the last attempt to restore the Stewart dynasty to the British Crown in 1745-6 and became known to history as "Bonnie Prince Charlie". This attempted coup d'état ended in the slaughter of Charles' army at the Battle of Culloden in April, 1746.

Stewart peers

In addition to the Royal House of Stuart, various branches of the Stewart family became Scottish peers, at various times holding the Marquisate of Bute, the earldoms of Atholl, Mar, Moray, Angus, Galloway, as well as several Lordships of Parliament. Several families of Stewarts became Highland clans in their own right, including the Stewarts of Appin, the Stewarts of Ardvorlich the Stewarts of Atholl, the Stewarts of Garth.

Diaspora

Many Stewart emigrants from the lowlands of Scotland settled in the Irish Province of Ulster in the seventeenth century.{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}} Stewarts also emigrated from other parts of Scotland and settled throughout the rest of Ireland, all the way over to the west coast of Ireland in cities as far-west as Galway. The Stewarts left lasting families in Ireland, some modern-day Irish still claiming Stewart lineage.{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}}

People named Stewart

Surname

• Al Stewart (born 1945), singer-songwriter
• Alana Stewart (born 1945), former model, now an actress, former wife of Rod Stewart
• Alastair Stewart (born 1952), broadcaster
• Alec Stewart (born 1963), former England wicket-keeper
• Alexander P. Stewart (1821–1908), American general and professor
• Alexis Stewart (born 1965), daughter of Martha Stewart
• Alice Stewart (1906–2002), physician and epidemiologist
• Alison Stewart (born 1966), reporter
• Several people named Andy Stewart
• ArDarius Stewart (born 1993), American football player
• Belle Stewart (1906–1997), singer
• Several people named Bill Stewart
• Several people named Bob Stewart
• Booboo Stewart (born 1994), singer of T-Squad and actor
• Breanna Stewart (born 1994), American basketball player
• Brent Stewart, Manitoba judge
• Several people named Brett Stewart
• Bryanne Stewart (born 1979), Australian tennis player
• Catherine Mary Stewart, Canadian actress
• Several people named Charles Stewart
• Corbet Page Stewart FRSE Scottish biochemist
• Several people named Corey Stewart
• Crystle Stewart, Miss USA 2008
• Several people named Daniel Stewart
• Several people named David Stewart
• Several people named Dennis Stewart
• Derek Stewart (footballer) (born 1948), Scottish footballer
• Several people named Donald Stewart
• Dugald Stewart (1753–1828), philosopher
• Several people named Duncan Stewart
• Earnie Stewart (born 1969), Dutch-born American soccer player
• Ed Stewart (1941–2016), British broadcaster
• Ed Stewart (American football) (born 1972), American football player
• Edwin C. Stewart (1864–1921), New York politician
• E. J. Stewart (1877–1929), American college sports coach
• E. L. Stewart (1872–1956), American lawyer and state legislator
• Elinore Pruitt Stewart (1876{{ndash}}1933), American homesteader in Wyoming and memoirist
• Evan Stewart (born 1975), Zimbabwean diver
• G. Fowler Stewart (1861–1917), businessman in South Australia.
• Several people named Frederick Stewart
• Several people named George Stewart
• Gershom Stewart (1857–1929), British businessman in China, Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) 1910–1923
• Glenn Stewart (born 1984), Australian Rugby League player
• Grover Stewart (born 1993), American football player
• Haldane Stewart (1868–1942), English musician and cricketer
• Harry Stewart (1908–1956), American comedian
• Several people named Helen Stewart
• Several people named Henry Stewart
• Several people named Iain Stewart
• Several people named Ian Stewart
• Ivan Stewart, US offroad racing legend
• Jackie Stewart (born 1939), former Scottish Formula One driver and triple World Champion
• Several people named James Stewart
• Jean Stewart (disambiguation), various people
• J. I. M. Stewart, (1906–1994)
• Joffre Stewart (born 1925), American poet, anarchist and pacifist
• Several people named John Stewart
• Jon Stewart (born 1962), American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian
• Several people named Josh Stewart
• Julius LeBlanc Stewart, (1855–1919), American artist
• Karen Weldin Stewart, Insurance Commissioner of Delaware as of 2009
• Kevin Stewart (born 1993), English football player
• Kordell Stewart (born 1972), American football player
• Kristen Stewart (born 1990), American actress
• Lizbeth Stewart (1948–2013), American ceramist
• Lynne Stewart (1939–2017), American lawyer
• M. J. Stewart (born 1995), American football player
• Several people named Malcolm Stewart
• Martha Stewart (born 1941), home economist
• Several people named Mary Stewart
• Several people named Matthew Stewart
• Several people named Michael Stewart
• Several people named Patrick Stewart
• Several people named Paul Stewart
• Payne Stewart (1957–1999), golfer
• Perez M. Stewart (1858–1924), New York politician
• Potter Stewart (1915–1985), US Supreme Court justice
• Several people named Robert Stewart
• Rod Stewart (born 1945), British singer
• Rosemary Stewart (business theorist)
• Roy Mackenzie Stewart (1889–1964), British neurologist
• Several people named Scott Stewart
• Several people named Thomas Stewart
• Several people named Tony Stewart
• Trenton Lee Stewart, American writer
• Several people named Walter Stewart
• Several people named William Stewart
• Wyatt A. Stewart, career political fundraiser and American businessman
• Wynn Stewart, singer-songwriter, musician
• The members of the Stewart family who performed as part of Sly and the Family Stone:
  • Sylvester Stewart (Sly Stone) (born 1944), singer-songwriter, frontman
  • Rose Stewart (Rose Stone) (born 1945), singer/keyboardist
  • Fred Stewart (Freddie Stone) (born 1946), singer/guitarist
  • Vaetta Stewart (Vet Stone) (born 1949), singer

Given name

• Stewart Copeland, American drummer, best known as the drummer in The Police
• Stewart Granger, English-American actor, born James Stewart
• Stewart Lee, English stand-up comedian, writer, director and musician
• Stewart Mills, Australian Rugby League player
• Stewart Stevenson, SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament for Banffshire & Buchan Coast, and Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change

See also

• Stuart (name)
• Steward (surname)

References

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• The French Connection (pornographic videos)
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