Steuart

Steuart is a surname of Scottish origin, best understood as a variant of Stewart and Stuart. The name derives from the medieval office of steward, the administrator or manager of a noble household or estate, and was adopted as a family name in Scotland and parts of England from the Middle Ages onward. The Steuart spelling is less common today than Stewart or Stuart, but it appears in historical records and in some genealogical sources as an alternate form of the same surname. In some cases Steuart has also been used as a given name, though this usage is relatively rare.

Geographically, Steuart occurs most often in Scotland, particularly in regions with historical ties to old steward families, and among descendants of Scottish emigrants in North America, Australasia, and elsewhere. Like other variants, it has diversified through centuries of spelling variation, producing forms such as Steuart, Stewart, and Stuart, along with related spellings.

Notable people with the Steuart spelling are relatively few in the public record; researchers typically encounter this spelling primarily in genealogical material. For broader biographical references, see Stewart and Stuart, the more common spellings of the same name. The Steuart form reflects historical orthography and regional variation that accompanied the transmission of the name across generations and borders. See also Stewart (surname) and Stuart (surname).