Stuart (name)
Stuart is a surname which was also adopted as a given name, traditionally for men. It is the French form of the Scottish surname Stewart. The French form of the name was brought to Scotland from France by Mary Stuart, in the 16th century.
The surname Stewart is an occupational name for the administrative official of an estate. The name is derived from the Middle English stiward, and Old English stigweard, stiweard. The Old English word is composed of the elements stig, meaning "house"; and weard, meaning "guardian".
In England prior to the Norman Conquest, a steward was an officer who controlled the domestic affairs of a household, especially of a royal household. After the Conquest, the term was used as an equivalent of Seneschal, a steward of a manor or estate.
A variant form of the given name is Stewart. Pet forms of the given name are Stu, Stew and Stewie.
Surname
- Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart, American politician
- Andrea Stuart, Barbadian-British writer
- Angus Stuart, British rugby union player
- Alexander Moody Stuart, minister of the Free Church of Scotland
- Barbara Stuart, American actress
- Bob Stuart, New Zealand international rugby union player, captain and coach
- Brad Stuart, Canadian hockey player
- Charles Stuart, several people
- Christina Doreothea Stuart, Norwegian artist
- David Stuart, several people
- Dick Stuart, a/k/a "Dr. Strangeglove", American Major League Baseball player
- Francis Stuart, Irish writer and Saoi of Aosdána
- Gilbert Stuart, American painter
- Gisela Stuart, German-born British politician
- Gloria Stuart, American actress
- Herbert Akroyd Stuart, English engineer
- Ian Stuart, Australian bishop
- Ian Stuart, South African cricketer
- Ian Stuart, British designer
- Ian Stuart Donaldson, British musician
- Imogen Stuart,, sculptor and member of Aosdána
- J. E. B. Stuart, Confederate general in the American Civil War
- James "Athenian" Stuart, English archaeologist, architect and artist
- Jamie Stuart, English footballer
- Jesse Stuart, American writer
- John McDouall Stuart, Scottish-Australian explorer
- John Stuart, several people
- Mary Stuart, several people
- Maurine Stuart, Zen teacher
- Michael Stuart, several people
- Nick Stuart, Austro-Hungarian-born American actor and bandleader
- Nik Stuart, British Olympic gymnast
- Otho Stuart, British actor
- Peter Stuart, American songwriter and musician
- Randy Stuart, American actress
- Ricky Stuart, Australian rugby league player and coach
Given name
- Stuart Adamson, English-born Scottish guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter
- Stuart Ashen, English comedian, animator, actor and author
- Stuart R. Bell, American academic, President of the University of Alabama
- Stuart Alexander Bennett, English professional wrestler under the ring name Wade Barrett
- Stuart Bingham, English professional snooker player, 2015 World Champion
- Stuart Broad, English cricketer
- Stuart Cable, British drummer
- Stuart Chatwood, English-born Canadian rock musician
- Stuart Clark, Australian cricketer
- Stu Cook American musician, original bassist of Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Stuart Davis , American painter
- Stuart Douglas, English footballer
- Stu Douglass, American-Israeli basketball player for the Israeli team Maccabi Ashdod
- Stuart Feldman, UNIX pioneer, creator of Make
- Stuart Fraser
- Stu Gardner, American musician and composer
- Stuart Gray , basketball player
- Stuart Gray, former footballer for Barnsley and Aston Villa, and football manager
- Stuart Gray, former footballer for Reading and Celtic
- Stuart Gray , Australian musician and composer
- Stuart Green, English footballer
- Stu Laird, former Canadian Football League player
- Stuart MacGill, former Australian cricketer
- Stuart Maconie, English radio DJ
- Stuart McDonald , editorial cartoonist
- Stuart Mitchell, Scottish painter
- Stuart Mitchell , American football player
- Stuart Morris, Australian lawyer and former justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
- Stuart Nisbet,, character actor
- Stuart Parnaby, English footballer
- Stuart Pearce, English footballer and manager
- Stu Pederson, Major League baseball player
- Stuart Rendell, Australian hammer thrower
- Stuart Richardson bassist for lostprophets
- Stuart Scott, American sportscaster
- Stuart Sternberg, American owner of the Tampa Bay Rays
- Stuart Subotnick, American businessman and media magnate
- Stuart Sutcliffe, English artist and original bassist of The Beatles
- Stuart Townsend, Irish actor and director
- Stuart Thurgood, English footballer
- Stuart Wells, English actor
- Stuart Zender, original bass player from Jamiroquai
Fictional characters
- Disco Stu, a recurring character in The Simpsons
- Stuart "2-D" Pot, vocalist and pianist of the virtual band Gorillaz
- Stuart Bondek, Deputy Mayor in the sitcom Spin City
- Stuart, original name of Peter Sam, a character in The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry
- Stuart Chandler, a character on All My Children played by David Canary
- Stuart Little, the main character of the E. B. White novel of the same name later turned into three successful films
- Stu Macher, a main character in the original Scream franchise.
- Stuart McCormick, a recurring character in South Park and the father of Kenny McCormick
- Stu Pickles, a recurring character in the Rugrats media and the father of Tommy Pickles
- Stu Price, recurring character from The Hangover series
- Stu Redman, one of the main characters from Stephen King's The Stand
- Stuart Smalley, a recurring character played by Al Franken on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live
- Stuart, a minion from the Despicable Me franchise
- Stuart, Princess Caroline's assistant in Netflix original series BoJack Horseman
- Stuart Bloom, comic store owner in The Big Bang Theory
- the protagonist of Percy Stuart, a German TV series
- Stuart Kennedy-Hand, bestoyed upon Kristine Janet Pamela Mullins to serve as her loyal Viking Ninja Warrior, Protector of Kristine and all 9 Cats of the most high.
- the protagonist of Percy Stuart, a German TV series
- Stu, in some episodes of Harvey Street Kids''