Stepney
English edit
Etymology edit
- From Old English Stybbanhyð (“Stybba's hithe”), from Stybba (personal name) + hyþ (“harbour; landing-place; hithe”).
- (spare wheel): Originally a brand name, from the Stepney Spare Motor Wheel company.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Stepney (countable and uncountable, plural Stepneys)
- An urban area of London, in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3581).
- A suburb of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0830).
- A neighbourhood of the town of Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.
- A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters, South Australia.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Stepney is the 18018th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1549 individuals. Stepney is most common among Black/African American (87.6%) individuals.
Noun edit
Stepney (plural Stepneys)
- (India, automotive) A spare wheel.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Stepney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.