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:
Charles Bruce Stephenson (1929–2001), American astronomerD. C. Stephenson (1891–1966), American, Ku Klux Klan leaderDebra Stephenson (born 1972), British actressDwight Stephenson, American football playerEarl Stephenson (born 1947), American baseball pitcherGene Stephenson, American college baseball coachGeorge Stephenson (1781–1848), British mechanical engineer who created Stephenson's RocketGeorge Robert Stephenson (engineer) (1819–1905), English civil engineer (nephew of George Stephenson)Gilbert Stephenson (1878–1972), British Vice AdmiralGordon Stephenson (1908–1997), town planner and architect in Perth, AustraliaHelga Stephenson, Canadian media executiveHenry Stephenson (1871–1956), British actorIsaac Stephenson (1829–1918), U.S. politician from WisconsinJim Stephenson, New Zealand international football (soccer) goalkeeperJohn Stephenson (disambiguation), people named John StephensonM. F. Stephenson (1801 – after 1878), U.S. assayer of the Dahlonega, Georgia MintNeal Stephenson (born 1959), U.S. authorNicola Stephenson (born 1971), British actressPamela Stephenson (born 1949), New Zealand-Australian comedian, actress and psychologist, also known as Pamela ConnollyPaul Stephenson (footballer), former British footballer.Paul Stephenson (civil rights campaigner), British civil rights campaigner.Sir Paul Stephenson, former London Metropolitan Police Commissioner.Paul Stephenson (rugby league), Australian professional rugby league footballer.Riggs Stephenson (1898–1985), U.S. baseball playerRobert Stephenson (1803–1859), British civil and railway engineer (son of George Stephenson)Samuel M. Stephenson (1803–1859), U.S. politician from MichiganThomas Alan Stephenson (1898–1961), British zoologistTyler Stephenson (b. 1996), American baseball playerScott Stephenson, Australian ice hockey playerTodd Stephenson, Australian ice hockey playerWilliam Stephenson (1897–1989), Canadian soldier, airman, businessman, inventor, and spymasterWilliam Stephenson (psychologist) (1902–1989), psychologist and physicist