# Stevens

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #7,293

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as a patronymic, derived from the given name Steven.
2. An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.
3. An extinct town in Union County, South Dakota, United States.

## Etymology
From Steven + -s (patronymic suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **Stevenson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stevens-vs-stevenson)
- **seven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seven-vs-stevens)
- **Steve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steve-vs-stevens)
- **steen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steen-vs-stevens)
- **Steven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steven-vs-stevens)
- **steers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steers-vs-stevens)
- **staves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staves-vs-stevens)
- **siemens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siemens-vs-stevens)
- **Stearns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stearns-vs-stevens)
- **Stephens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stephens-vs-stevens)

## Common misspellings (11)
`setvens`, `sstevens`, `steevns`, `stevenns`, `stevenss`, `stevesn`, `stevnes`, `stevvens`, `sttevens`, `stveens`, `tsevens`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stevens