Stephenson is a medieval patronymic surname meaning "son of Stephen". The earliest public record is found in the county of Huntingdonshire in 1279. There are variant spellings including Stevenson. People with the surname include:Benjamin Stephenson (disambiguation), several people Ben Stephenson, Anglo-American television executive Charles Bruce Stephenson (1929–2001), American astronomer D. C. Stephenson (1891–1966), American, Ku Klux Klan leader Debra Stephenson, British actress Dwight Stephenson, American football player Earl Stephenson, American baseball pitcher Gene Stephenson, American college baseball coach George Stephenson (1781–1848), British mechanical engineer who created Stephenson's Rocket George Robert Stephenson (engineer) (1819–1905), English civil engineer Gilbert Stephenson (1878–1972), British Vice Admiral Gordon Stephenson (1908–1997), town planner and architect in Perth, Australia Helga Stephenson, Canadian media executive Henry Stephenson (1871–1956), British actor Isaac Stephenson (1829–1918), U.S. politician from Wisconsin Jim Stephenson, New Zealand international football (soccer) goalkeeper John Stephenson (disambiguation), people named John Stephenson Lance Stephenson, American professional basketball player M. F. Stephenson, U.S. assayer of the Dahlonega, Georgia Mint Neal Stephenson, U.S. author Nicola Stephenson, British actress Pamela Stephenson, New Zealand-Australian comedian, actress and psychologist, also known as Pamela Connolly Paul Stephenson (footballer), former British footballer. Paul Stephenson, British civil rights campaigner. Sir Paul Stephenson, former London Metropolitan Police Commissioner. Paul Stephenson, Australian professional rugby league footballer. Riggs Stephenson (1898–1985), U.S. baseball player Robert Stephenson (1803–1859), British civil and railway engineer Samuel M. Stephenson (1803–1859), U.S. politician from Michigan Sean Stephenson (1979-2019), American therapist, writer, and speaker Thomas Alan Stephenson (1898–1961), British zoologist Tyler Stephenson, American baseball player William Stephenson (1897–1989), Canadian soldier, airman, businessman, inventor, and spymaster William Stephenson (psychologist) (1902–1989), psychologist and physicist William Haswell Stephenson (1836-1918), English industrialist and philanthropist in Newcastle upon Tyne
