Scottish author (1850-1894)
"Robert Stevenson wrote the famous adventure novel Treasure Island."
United States politician and diplomat (1900-1968)
"Stevenson served as an American diplomat before entering politics to become a governor."
A patronymic surname, from given names.
"The genealogist traced the family name Stevenson back to its origin as a patronymic derived from the given name Stephen."
Stevenson is a surname formed by adding the suffix "-son," meaning son, to the given name Stephen. It literally translates to "Stephen's son."