Family
Steman
22 named individuals sharing the Steman surname-sound, across 329 entries. This grouping clusters spelling variants that sound alike; it may include distinct families that happen to share a sound, and it cannot merge unrelated spellings of one family (e.g. Bello Campo/Beauchamp), treat it as a research aid, not an assertion of kinship.
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Spellings in this family: “Seman” · “Semeon” · “Steman” · “Stereman” · “Sterman”
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