Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
STĘPIEŃ
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| Origin | of Polish origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event |
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The name is derived from the Old Polish common noun stępień meaning ‘successor, heir; one who has just bought land; a peasant who has married into land’ and refers to a characteristic feature. Variants: Stempień, Stempin. |