Stępień, also transcribed as Stepien is a Polish surname. The archaic feminine forms are Stępniowa (married) and Stępniówna (unmarried). It is derived from the nickname based on the verb stąpać, "to step" and which literally meant either a peasant who acquired land/farm via marriage (przyżeniony) or "successor"/"heir".[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Andrzej Stępień (born 1953), Polish Olympic athlete
- Bill Stepien (born 1978), American political consultant
- Karol Herman Stępień (1910–1943), Polish Roman Catholic martyr
- Marek Stępień (born 1964), Polish fencer
- Mariusz Stepien (born 1976), metal detector enthusiast in Scotland
- Piotr Stępień (born 1963), Polish wrestler
- Ted Stepien (1925–2007), American sports team owner
- Władysław Stępień (born 1946), Polish politician
- Włodzimierz Stępień (born 1952), Polish politician
See also
edit- All pages with titles containing Stepien
- Septién, a surname