Are the last name origins, of the name Steen dutch-jewish?

Question

i do understand that the origins are germanic ,and the name probably descends from Stein. one may also think it could have been americanized. where i live there are alot of people who are of german blood but are uncultured and uneducated. also, this name is very unpopular in my area. so, could someone plz elaborate on this for me.

Answer 1

Steen Name Meaning and History

Scottish: from a reduced form of the personal name Steven.

North German, Dutch, and Scandinavian: from sten ‘stone’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived on stony ground, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked with stone: a quarryman, stonecutter, or stonemason. The Swedish surname probably originated as a soldier’s name.

Swedish: from the personal name Sten.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

Answer 2

I found this for you,

Surname: Steen

This is a Scottish surname deriving from a petform of the personal name Steven (coming from the Greek "Stephanos" and translating as "laurel Wreath"). Originally, the surname was chiefly found in Fife, Ayrshire and Roxburghshire, and is first recorded in the mid 16th Century. The forename first appears in the mid 15th Century - "Steyn Tran in Irvine". One, John Steyne was burgess of Glasgow in 1575. The spelling Stein appears in 1583. Katie Stein who lived a secluded life at Laighpark (Kirkoswald parish) is said to have been the "cutty-sark" heroine of Burns "Tam O' Shanter". In the modern idiom, the name has two spelling variations: Steen and Stein. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Alan Steyn (a monk). which was dated 1557 - Kilwinning Abbey Records. during the reign of Queen Mary, House of Stuart, 1542 - 1567. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Surname: Stein

This is both an Scottish and English surname which derives either from a petform of the personal name Steven (coming from the Greek "Stephanos" and translating as "laurel Wreath"), or from the Norse 'sten'- a stone. Both forms were very popular and it is quite impossible to distinguish between the origins. It is said that in Scotland the surname was chiefly found in Fife, Ayrshire and Roxburghshire, but in England there is hardly a county which does not have its share of recordings in the spellings of Stean, Stein, Steyne, Steane, Stain, Staines, Stayne - and many more. The early recordings include Stein and Sten of Yorkshire (personal names only) in the 1086 Domesday Book, whilst Richard Steyn is recorded in Worcestershire in 1275. In Scotland John Steyne was burgess of Glasgow in 1575, and in England Thomas Steane was recorded at St Dunstans church, Stepney in 1603. Amongst the interesting recordings is that of Katie Stein who it is said, lived a secluded life at Laighpark (Kirkoswald parish). She is supposed to have been the "Cutty-Sark" heroine of Burns "Tam O' Shanter". The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Alfricus Stein, which was dated 1155, the rolls of the abbey of Holme, Norfolk, during the reign of King Henry 11, known as 'The church builder', 1154 - 1189. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

This is from ancestry.com:

Scottish: from a reduced form of the personal name Steven.

North German, Dutch, and Scandinavian: from sten ‘stone’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived on stony ground, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked with stone: a quarryman, stonecutter, or stonemason. The Swedish surname probably originated as a soldier’s name.

Swedish: from the personal name Sten.

Just a question--by unpopular do you mean you are shunned if you have that last name?

Answer 4

Accurate spelling is an obsession of the current era.  In past times, nobody paid much attention to spelling.  Last names changed for various reasons, some by phoenitic language change when moving from one continent and one language to the next, others by transcription error.

Other people have already answered where the possible root is from.  Regarding your question on Jewishness of name, on a scale of weak, moderate or strong, it's a weak name (less than 10 with that spelling.)  Countries listed are Germany, Russia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Poland, Scotland, France,  and America.

When the spelling variation changes to Shteyn, Shtein, Shtain, Sztajn, Sztain, Sztein, Stein, Stenn, Stone, Steinau, Stamm, Stehno, with 547 hits (moderate rating all over world.)

Stein is the most common spelling, with 434 hits out of those with Ukraine, Lithuania, and Poland being most common geography.

NONE of that denotes Jewishness in the person.  Jewishness is determined by mother's heritage, with an absolute and proveable unbroken line in successive mother, with not one of them willfully ever converting out to any another religion.  Non-Jews also share this name.

Answer 5

Scottish: from a reduced form of the personal name Steven.

North German, Dutch, and Scandinavian: from sten ‘stone’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived on stony ground, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked with stone: a quarryman, stonecutter, or stonemason. The Swedish surname probably originated as a soldier’s name.

Swedish: from the personal name Sten.