Stepney

== English == === Etymology === From Old English Stybbanhȳþ (“Stybba's hithe”), from *Stybba (personal name) + hȳþ (“harbour; landing-place; hithe”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈstɛpni/ === Proper noun === 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 ==== ==== Statistics ==== 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. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Stepney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.