Stewart - Stuart

The names Stuart and Stewart are the same, in origin - although some users will insist jealously on the difference.

• The original Scots name was usually written Stewart: it is an occupational surname, coming from the duties of the steward of a particular house or estate; it is not unusual in Scots dialects for a voiced consonant. like '-t-', to become unvoiced. The surname became most important when the Steward of the Royal Household

For information on the Royal family of Scotland from 1371, and of both England and Scotland from 1603, see Stuart dynasty.