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.
[1] The surname Stewart is an occupational name for the administrative official of an estate.
After the Conquest, the term was used as an equivalent of Seneschal, a steward of a manor or estate.