Stuart is a surname which was also adopted as a given name, traditionally for men. It is the French form of the Scottish surname '' Stewart''. The French form of the name was brought to Scotland from France by

Mary Stuart Mary Stuart or Mary Stewart may refer to: People *Mary Stewart, Countess of Buchan (before 1428–1465), fifth daughter of James I of Scotland, 1st Countess of Buchan *Mary of Guelders (c. 1434–1463), queen to James II of Scotland * Mary Stewart, ...

, in the 16th century. The surname Stewart is an occupational name for the administrative official of an estate. The name is derived from the

Middle English Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English ...

, and Old English , . The Old English word is composed of the elements , meaning 'house(hold)'; and , meaning 'guardian'. In England prior to the

Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conq ...

, a

steward Steward may refer to: Positions or roles * Steward (office), a representative of a monarch * Steward (Methodism), a leader in a congregation and/or district * Steward, a person responsible for supplies of food to a college, club, or other ins ...

was an officer who controlled the domestic affairs of a household, especially of a royal household. After the Conquest, the term was used as an equivalent of ''

Seneschal The word ''seneschal'' () can have several different meanings, all of which reflect certain types of supervising or administering in a historic context. Most commonly, a seneschal was a senior position filled by a court appointment within a royal, ...

'', a steward of a

manor Manor may refer to: Land ownership *Manorialism or "manor system", the method of land ownership (or "tenure") in parts of medieval Europe, notably England *Lord of the manor, the owner of an agreed area of land (or "manor") under manorialism *Man ...

or estate. For the etymology of the surname ''Stewart'' this web page cites: ''Dictionary of American Family Names''. A variant form of the given name is '' Stewart''. Pet forms of the given name are ''Stu'', ''Stew'' and ''Stewie''.

Surname

* Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart (1807–1891), American politician *

Alexander Moody Stuart Alexander Moody Stuart (15 June 1809 – 31 July 1898) was a minister of the Free Church of Scotland. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly to the Free Church of Scotland in 1875. Life He was born Alexander Moody on 15 June 1809 in ...

(1809–1898), minister of the Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900) *

Andrea Stuart Andrea Stuart (born 1962)"Andrea Stuart"
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(born 1962), Barbadian-British writer * Angus Stuart, British rugby union player *

Barbara Stuart Barbara Stuart (born Barbara Ann McNeese; January 3, 1930 – May 15, 2011) was an American actress. Barbara Stuart starred as Violet Ryder in the Perry Mason episode “The Guilty Clients” in 1961. Early years Born in Paris, Illinois, S ...

(1929/1930–2011), American actress *

Bob Stuart Robert Charles Stuart (28 October 1920 – 11 May 2005) was a New Zealand rugby union player and administrator. He was given a lifetime service award by the International Rugby Board immediately after the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Biography Born i ...

(1920–2005), New Zealand international rugby union player, captain and coach * Brad Stuart (born 1979), Canadian hockey player *

Catherine Maxwell Stuart, 21st Lady of Traquair Catherine Margaret Mary Maxwell Stuart, 21st Lady of Traquair (born 16 November 1964) is a Scottish landowner, politician, hotelier, brewer, and writer. She is the first female Laird of Traquair and, at the time she succeeded her father in 1990 ...

(born 1964), Scottish landowner and businesswoman *Chad Stuart (1941–2020), stage name of David Stuart Chadwick, English folk-pop singer and guitarist, one half of the duo

Chad & Jeremy Chad & Jeremy were a British musical duo consisting of Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde, who began working in 1962 and had their first hit song in the UK with " Yesterday's Gone" (1963). That song became a hit in the United States in the following ...

* Charles Stuart, several people * Christina Doreothea Stuart, Norwegian artist * David Stuart, several people *

Dick Stuart Richard Lee Stuart (November 7, 1932 – December 15, 2002), nicknamed "Dr. Strangeglove", was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman from 1958 to 1966 then, played in the Nippon P ...

, a/k/a "Dr. Strangeglove" (1932–2002), American Major League Baseball player * Douglas Stuart (writer) (born 1976), Scottish-American writer * Francis Stuart (1902–2000), Irish writer and Saoi of Aosdána * Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828), American painter * Gisela Stuart (born 1955), German-born British politician * Gloria Stuart (1910–2010), American actress * Herbert Akroyd Stuart (1864–1927), English engineer * Ian Stuart (bishop), Australian bishop *

Ian Stuart (cricketer) Ian Charles Darby Stuart (born 13 October 1964) is a former South African cricketer. Stuart was a right-handed Batting (cricket), batsman who bowled right-arm Seam bowling, medium pace. In 1982, Stuart made his debut for Dorset County Cricket ...

, South African cricketer *

Ian Stuart (designer) Ian Stuart (1967-2022) was a British fashion designer, noted for his wedding dress and occasion wear ranges. A protégé of Bellville Sassoon Bellville Sassoon is a high end British fashion salon originally based on Pavilion Road, Knightsbridg ...

, British designer *

Barbara H. Stuart Barbara Stuart is a specialist in spectroscopy. Background Stuart studied her B.Sc. at the University of Sydney in 1987, tutoring at the university for 3 years, then studied a M.Sc. biophysical chemistry, graduating in 1990. Stuart then moved to ...

, Australian chemist *

Ian Stuart Donaldson Ian Stuart Donaldson (11 August 1957 – 24 September 1993), also known as Ian Stuart, was an English neo-Nazi musician. He was best known as the front-man of Skrewdriver, a Punk band which, from 1982 onwards, he rebranded as a Rock Against C ...

(1957–1993), British musician * Imogen Stuart, (born 1927), sculptor and member of Aosdána *

J. E. B. Stuart James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart (February 6, 1833May 12, 1864) was a United States Army officer from Virginia who became a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. He was known to his friends as "Jeb,” from the initials of ...

(1833–1864), Confederate general in the American Civil War * James "Athenian" Stuart (1713–1788), English archaeologist, architect and artist * Jamie Stuart (born 1976), English footballer * Jesse Stuart (1906–1984), American writer * Jill Stuart (born 1965), American fashion designer * John McDouall Stuart (1815–1866), Scottish-Australian explorer * John Stuart (disambiguation), several people * Mary Stuart (disambiguation), several people *

Maurine Stuart Maurine Stuart (3 March 1922 – 26 February 1990), a.k.a. Ma Roshi or Mother Roshi, was a Canadian Rinzai Zen '' rōshi'' who was one of the first female Zen masters to teach in the United States. She became president and spiritual dire ...

, Zen teacher *

Michael Stuart (disambiguation) Michael Stuart (born 1975) is a Puerto Rican-American salsa singer and actor. Michael Stuart may also refer to: *Michael Stuart (physician), American sports physician and orthopedic surgeon *Mike Stuart (born 1980), ice hockey player *Michael-Joel ...

, several people * Moira Stuart (born 1949), British presenter and broadcaster *

Nick Stuart Nick Stuart (April 10, 1904 – April 7, 1973) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American actor and bandleader. His career spanned five decades, during which he appeared in over 50 films, more than half of them features, as well as film shorts, ser ...

(1904–1973), Austro-Hungarian-born American actor and bandleader * Nik Stuart (1927–2002), British Olympic gymnast * Otho Stuart (1863–1930), British actor * Peter Stuart, American songwriter and musician *

Phil Stuart Phil Stuart is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played in the 1958 All-Ireland Final. His midfield partner was Jim McKeever. He also trained a young Martin O'Neill Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill, (born 1 March 1952) is a Northern Irish profe ...

, Irish Gaelic footballer * Randy Stuart, American actress * Ricky Stuart, Australian rugby league player and coach

Given name

* Stuart Adamson (1958–2001), English-born Scottish guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, co-founder and frontman of the rock band Big Country *Stuart Alexander Bennett (born 1980), English professional wrestler under the ring name Wade Barrett * Stuart Ashen (born 1976), English comedian, animator, actor and author *

Stuart R. Bell Stuart Ray Bell (born 1957) is an American academic. He was named the 29th president of The University of Alabama, located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on July 15, 2015. Early life Stuart R. Bell was born in Abilene, Texas in 1957.University of Alabama The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, or Bama) is a public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of Alabama is the oldest and largest of the publi ...

* Stuart Bingham (born 1976), English professional snooker player, 2015 World Champion * Stuart Broad (born 1986), English cricketer * Stuart Cable (1970–2010), British drummer *

Stuart Chatwood Stuart Chatwood, (born 22 October 1969 in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England) is a Canadian musician, best known as the bass guitar and keyboard player for the rock band The Tea Party. The Tea Party are known for fusing together musical styles of bot ...

(born 1969), English-born Canadian rock musician * Stuart Clark (born 1975), Australian cricketer * Stu Cook (born 1945) American musician, original bassist of Creedence Clearwater Revival * Stuart Davis (painter) (1892–1964), American painter * Stuart Douglas (born 1978), English footballer *

Stu Douglass Stuart Williams Douglass (born March 31, 1990) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball at the University of Michigan. Douglass is known as a three-point ...

(born 1990), American-Israeli basketball player for the Israeli team Maccabi Ashdod * Stuart Fairchild (born 1996), Taiwanese-American baseball player * Stuart Feldman, UNIX pioneer, creator of Make *

Stuart Fraser (disambiguation) Stuart Fraser may refer to: * Stuart Fraser (civil servant) (1864–1963), officer of the Foreign and Political Department of the Government of India * Stuart Fraser (politician), politician in the City of London Corporation * Stuart Fraser (footba ...

* Stu Gardner, American musician and composer * Stuart Garner (born 1968), British businessman * Stuart Goddard (born 1956), English musician and actor known as Adam Ant *

Stuart Gray (basketball) Stuart Allan Gray (born May 27, 1963) is an American/Panamanian former professional basketball player. At tall, he played at the center position. Early life Gray attended John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, California and graduated ...

(born 1963), basketball player * Stuart Gray (footballer, born 1960), former footballer for Barnsley and Aston Villa, and football manager * Stuart Gray (footballer, born 1973), former footballer for Reading and Celtic *

Stuart Gray (musician) Stuart Gray (born 1961), better known by his moniker Stu Spasm, is an Australian musician and composer best recognized as the frontman for the experimental noise rock outfit Lubricated Goat. Biography Spasm (Gray) commenced his musical journe ...

(born 1961), Australian musician and composer * Stuart Green (born 1981), English footballer *

Stuart Hall (cultural theorist) Stuart Henry McPhail Hall (3 February 1932 – 10 February 2014) was a Jamaican-born British Marxist sociologist, cultural theorist, and political activist. Hall, along with Richard Hoggart and Raymond Williams, was one of the founding figur ...

(1932–2014), Jamaican-born British sociologist and political activist * Stuart "Captain Calamity" Hill (born 1943), English pensioner * Stuart Krohn (born 1962), American professional

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the Comparison of rugby league and rugby union, two codes of ru ...

player * Stu Laird (born 1960), former Canadian Football League player * Stuart MacGill (born 1971), former Australian cricketer * Stuart Maconie (born 1961), English radio DJ * Stuart McDonald (cartoonist) (born 1931), editorial cartoonist * Stuart Mitchell (born 1965), Scottish painter *

Stuart Mitchell (American football) Stuart Mitchell (born November 2, 1964) is a former American football quarterback who played two seasons in the Arena Football League with the Denver Dynamite and Pittsburgh Gladiators. He played college football at Cornell University and atten ...

(born 1964), American football player *

Stuart Morris Stuart Morris is an Australian lawyer. He served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria and as President of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) from 2003 until 2007. Former Chairman of the Victorian Government's Local ...

, Australian lawyer and former justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria *

Stuart Nisbet Stuart Nisbet (January 17, 1934 – June 23, 2016) was an American character actor and former President of the Nesbitt/Nisbet Society of North America. Early life Born in Los Angeles, California, Nisbet studied theater at Los Angeles City Coll ...

(1934–2016), American character actor *

Stuart Parnaby Stuart Parnaby (born 19 July 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back in the Football League and Premier League for Halifax Town, Middlesbrough, Birmingham City and Hartlepool United. He was most recently th ...

(born 1982), English footballer * Stuart Pearce (born 1962), English footballer and manager * Stu Pederson (born 1960), Major League baseball player *

Stuart Rendell Stuart Rendell (born 30 June 1972 in Canberra to Carole and Ralph Rendell) is an Australian retired hammer thrower. He competed in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, but failed to qualify from his pool. His personal best throw is 79.29 metres, achieved ...

(born 1972), Australian hammer thrower * Stuart Richardson (born 1977), bassist for Lostprophets * Stuart Scott (1965–2015), American sportscaster * Stuart Sternberg (born 1959), American owner of the

Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since its inception, the team's home v ...

Stuart Subotnick Stuart Subotnick (born February 10, 1942) is an American businessman and media magnate. He is chief executive officer and president of Metromedia Company, Inc. In 1999, he was the 398th-wealthiest person in the U.S, with a net worth of 650 mil ...

(born 1942), American businessman and media magnate * Stuart Sutcliffe (1940–1962), British artist and original bassist of The Beatles *

Stuart Thurgood Stuart Anthony Thurgood (born 4 November 1981) is an English convicted criminal and former professional footballer. He played professionally for clubs including Southend United and Gillingham. In 2021 he was convicted of drugs smuggling offen ...

(born 1981), English footballer * Stuart Townsend (born 1972), Irish actor and director *

Stuart Wells Stuart may refer to: Names *Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) Automobile *Stuart (automobile) Places Australia Generally *Stuart Highway, connecting South Australia and the Northern Territory Norther ...

(born 1982), English actor * Stuart Wheeler (1935–2020), American businessman and politician *

Stuart Zender Stuart Patrick Jude Zender (born 18 March 1974) is an English bassist. He is best known as a former member of the band Jamiroquai. Biography Early life Zender was born in Sheffield, England. He comes from a family with a musical background: ...

(born 1974), original bass player from Jamiroquai

Fictional characters

* Stuart "2-D" Pot, vocalist and pianist of the virtual band

Gorillaz Gorillaz are an English virtual band formed in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, from London. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: 2-D (character), 2-D (Singing, vocals, Musical keyboard, keyboards), Murd ...

Stuart Bloom The American television sitcom ''The Big Bang Theory'', created and executive produced by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, premiered on CBS on September 24, 2007, while the American comedy spin-off prequel television series ''Young Sheldon'', creat ...

, comic store owner in '' The Big Bang Theory'' *Stuart Bondek, Deputy Mayor in the sitcom ''

Spin City ''Spin City'' is an American sitcom television series that aired from September 17, 1996 to April 30, 2002, on ABC. Created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence, the show is set in a semi-fictionalized version of the New York City mayor' ...

'' *Stuart Caley, a character in the 1998 American science-fiction disaster movie '' Deep Impact'' * Stuart Chandler, a character on ''

All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2013, via Hulu, Hulu Plus, and ...

'' played by David Canary *Stuart Kennedy-Hand, bestowed upon Kristine Janet Pamela Mullins to serve as her loyal Viking Ninja Warrior, Protector of Kristine and all 9 Cats of the most high. * Stuart Little, the main character of the E. B. White novel of the same name later turned into three successful films *

Stu Macher Wes Craven's ''Scream'' series features a large cast of characters created primarily by Kevin Williamson with contributions from Craven and Ehren Kruger. The series focuses on the character of Sidney Prescott ( Neve Campbell) and a successi ...

, a main character in the original '' Scream'' franchise. *

Stuart McCormick ''South Park'' is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. The ongoing narrative revolves around five children, Stan Marsh, Eric Cartman, Kyle Broflovski, Kenny McCor ...

, a recurring character in '' South Park'' and the father of Kenny McCormick *

Stu Pickles ''Rugrats'' includes a large array of characters: family, friends, extended relatives, townspeople, and fictional characters. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated television series (original), its various movies, and the 2 ...

, a recurring character in the ''

Rugrats ''Rugrats'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The show focuses on a group of toddlers; most prominently—Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, and twins Phil and Lil, an ...

'' media and the father of Tommy Pickles * Stu Price, recurring character from ''

The Hangover ''The Hangover'' is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, co-produced with Daniel Goldberg, and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. It is the first installment in ''The Hangover'' trilogy. The film stars Bradley Cooper ...

'' series * Stu Redman, one of the main characters from

Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high ...

's ''

The Stand ''The Stand'' is a post-apocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by American author Stephen King and first published in 1978 by Doubleday. The plot centers on a deadly pandemic of weaponized influenza and its aftermath, in which the few survivi ...

'' *

Stuart Smalley Stuart Smalley is a fictional character created and performed by comedian and satirist Al Franken. The character originated on the television show ''Saturday Night Live'', in a mock self-help show called "Daily Affirmations With Stuart Smalley." ...

, a recurring character played by

Al Franken Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American comedian, politician, media personality, and author who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He gained fame as a writer and performer on the television comed ...

on the sketch comedy show ''

Saturday Night Live ''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock. Michaels currently serve ...

'' *Stuart, a minion from the ''Despicable Me'' franchise *Stuart, Princess Caroline's assistant in Netflix original series '' BoJack Horseman'' *

Disco Stu The American animated television series '' The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The wr ...

, a recurring character in ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge ...

'' *the protagonist of '' Percy Stuart'', a German TV series (1969-1972) *Stuart, Peter Sam's original name in ''

The Railway Series ''The Railway Series'' is a series of British books about a railway known as the North Western Railway, located on the fictional Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first published in May 1945 by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry. T ...

'' and '' Thomas and Friends''.

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