Stimson Family Crest & Name History

Stimson is how some branches of the Stinson family came to write their name. The family name meaning is “The son of Stin, a pet form of Stephen (crown or garland)”, the same as for Stinson.

Spelling and variants

Spelled with “m” instead of “n”, Stimson shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Stimpson.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Stimson with 2,552 bearers, at rank 12,204. That puts it among the top 25,000 US surnames.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Stinson and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Want more than a summary? See the Stimson family name pack.