Stephanos History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Stephanos

What does the name Stephanos mean?

The Stephanos surname comes from the personal name Stefano, which is the Italian form of the Latin name Stephanus.

Early Origins of the Stephanos family

The surname Stephanos was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. The famous University of Bolgna was founded in the 11th century, by the 13th century the student body was nearly 10,000. Dante and Petrarch studied there. Tisso was tried there for 1564 for writing satirical poems. Bologna naturally, is famous for its sausages. But many noted scholars were born there. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time was in itself a family honor.

Early History of the Stephanos family

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Stephanos Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Steffani, Stefano, Stefan, Stifano, Stevani, Stiévano, Stiévan, Schhivani, Stépan, Stéfanis, Stefanich, Stepanich and many more.

Early Notables of the Stephanos family

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Migration of the Stephanos family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Joh. Sebastian Stephani, who settled in New York in 1772; Adam Stefan, who arrived in Newfoundland in 1777; Bernard Stefan, who came to New York, NY in 1833.

Contemporary Notables of the name Stephanos (post 1700) +

Stephanos Christopoulos, Greek bronze Olympic medalist for wrestling during the 1896 games