Steeves
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Pronunciation/stiːvz/
LanguageEnglish
DerivationStieff (Germany)
Region of originHillsborough, New Brunswick, Canada
| Pronunciation | /stiːvz/ |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Origin | |
| Derivation | Stieff (Germany) |
| Region of origin | Hillsborough, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Other names | |
| Variant form | Steves |
Steeves (also Steves) is a surname. It originates with Johann Heinrich Stieff from Münsingen, Germany,[1] who, along with his wife Regina (née Stahlecker) emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1749, and in 1763 or 1766 joined a group of several other families aboard the ship Lovey and arrived in New Brunswick, with Stieff settling in Hillsborough, Albert County.[2][3]
The surname “Stieff” was later anglicized into “Steeve”, which eventually formed into surnames “Steves” and “Steeves”.[4]
The earliest "Steeves" members arrived to Hillsborough from Pennsylvania.[5]
- Alex Steeves
- Burpee L. Steeves (1868–1933), American politician from Idaho; lieutenant governor of Idaho 1905–07
- David Steeves (1934–1965), U.S. Air Force officer cleared of giving a jet to the USSR
- Ernie Steeves
- George Steeves (born 1945), Canadian art photographer
- H. Peter Steeves, American academic
- Harold Steves Canadian politician and activist
- Hollis Steeves
- John M. Steeves
- Mac Steeves
- Manoah Steves (1828-1897), founder of Steveston, British Columbia
- Paulette Steeves
- Richard Steeves
- Rick Steves
- Tamara Steeves
- Tim Steeves (contemporary), Canadian comedian and writer
- Wayne Steeves (born 1944), Canadian politician from New Brunswick; provincial legislator
- William Steeves (1814–1873), Canadian merchant and politician; one of the Fathers of Canadian Confederation
