Stuart (name)
Stuart is a French, Scottish, and English 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
- Alexander Moody Stuart, minister of the Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900)
- Andrea Stuart, Barbadian-British writer
- Angus Stuart, British rugby union player
- Barbara Stuart, American actress
- Barbara H. Stuart, Australian chemist
- Bob Stuart, New Zealand international rugby union player, captain and coach
- Brad Stuart, Canadian hockey player
- Catherine Maxwell Stuart, 21st Lady of Traquair, Scottish landowner and businesswoman
- Chad Stuart, stage name of David Stuart Chadwick, English folk-pop singer and guitarist, one half of the duo Chad & Jeremy
- Charles Stuart, several people
- Christina Doreothea Stuart, Norwegian artist
- Colin Stuart (disambiguation), several people
- David Stuart, several people
- Dick Stuart, a/k/a "Dr. Strangeglove", American Major League Baseball player
- Douglas Stuart (writer), Scottish-American writer
- Francis Stuart, Irish writer and Saoi of Aosdána
- Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Italian actor
- Gilbert Stuart, American painter
- Gisela Stuart, German-born British politician
- Gloria Stuart, American actress
- Harry Carter Stuart, American politician from Virginia
- Herbert Akroyd Stuart, English engineer
- Ian Stuart, Australian bishop
- Ian Stuart, South African cricketer
- Ian Stuart, British fashion 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
- Jeb Stuart, American writer and director
- Jesse Stuart, American writer
- Jill Stuart, American fashion designer
- John McDouall Stuart, Scottish-Australian explorer
- John Stuart (disambiguation), several people
- Kim Rossi Stuart, Italian actor
- Mark Stuart (disambiguation), several people
- Marty Stuart, musician, singer, songwriter, country music historian
- Mary Stuart (disambiguation), several people
- Maurine Stuart, Zen teacher
- Michael Stuart (disambiguation), several people
- Moira Stuart, British presenter and broadcaster
- Nick Stuart, Austro-Hungarian-born American actor and bandleader
- Nik Stuart, British Olympic gymnast
- Otho Stuart, British actor
- Peter Stuart, American songwriter and musician
- Peter Maxwell Stuart, Scottish nobleman
- Phil Stuart, Irish Gaelic footballer
- Ricky Stuart, Australian rugby league player and coach
- Tyler Stuart, American baseball player
Given name
- Stuart Adamson, English-born Scottish guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, co-founder and frontman of the rock band Big Country
- 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
- Stuart Comberbach, Zimbabwean diplomat and politician
- Stu Cook, American musician, original bassist of Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Stuart Davis (painter), American painter
- Stuart Douglas, English footballer
- Stu Douglass, American-Israeli basketball player
- Stuart Fairchild, Taiwanese-American baseball player
- Stuart Feldman, UNIX pioneer, creator of Make
- Stuart Fraser (disambiguation)
- Stu Gardner, American musician and composer
- Stuart Garner, British businessman
- Stuart Goddard, English musician and actor known as Adam Ant
- 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
- Stuart Hall, Jamaican-born British sociologist and political activist
- Stuart "Captain Calamity" Hill, English pensioner
- Stuart Kornfeld, American hematologist and glycobiologist
- Stuart Krohn, American professional rugby union player
- Stu Laird, Canadian Football League player
- Stuart MacGill, Australian cricketer
- Stuart Maconie, English radio DJ
- Stuart McDonald, American editorial cartoonist and politician
- Stuart Mitchell, Scottish painter
- Stuart Mitchell, American football player
- Stuart Morris, Australian lawyer and former justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
- Stuart Nisbet, American 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, British artist and original bassist of The Beatles
- Stuart Thurgood, English footballer
- Stuart Townsend, Irish actor and director
- Stuart Varney, British-American political commentator
- Stuart Wells, English actor
- Stuart Wheeler, American businessman and politician
- Stuart Wright (disambiguation), several people
- Stuart Zender, original bass player from Jamiroquai
Fictional characters
- Stuart "2-D" Pot, vocalist and pianist of the virtual band Gorillaz
- Stuart Bloom, comic store owner in The Big Bang Theory
- Stuart Bondek, Deputy Mayor in the sitcom Spin City
- Stuart Caley, a character in the 1998 American science-fiction disaster movie Deep Impact
- 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
- Disco Stu, a recurring character in The Simpsons
- the protagonist of Percy Stuart, a German TV series
- Stuart, Peter Sam's original name in The Railway Series and Thomas and Friends.