Stinson (surname)

Stinson is an English and Scottish surname. There are many variants, including Stephenson, Stevenson, and Steenson. The Stinson family first landed in Glasgow around the year 1100, from Denmark, changing their name of "Stenson to Anglicize it" .^[1]

Notable people with the surname include:

• Bess Stinson (1902-1996), Arizona state legislator
• Bob Stinson (1959–1995), founding member and lead guitarist for the American rock band The Replacements
• Darrel Stinson (born 1945), retired politician in British Columbia, Canada
• Doug Stinson Canadian mathematician and cryptographer
• Ford E. Stinson, Louisiana state legislator
• Ford E. Stinson, Jr., Louisiana state court judge
• G. E. Stinson, American guitarist and founding member of new age / electronic musical group Shadowfax
• Harry Stinson, real estate developer in Toronto, Canada
• Harry Edward Stinson (1898–1975), sculptor
• J. T. Stinson, 20th century fruit specialist and the first director of the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station
• Jonathan Stinson (born 1978), American opera singer and composer
• Katherine Stinson (1891–1977), fourth woman in the United States to obtain a pilot's certificate
• Kathy Stinson, Canadian children's writer
• Lloyd Stinson (1904–1976), politician in Manitoba, Canada
• Thomas Stinson (1798–1864), Ontario merchant, banker & land owner
• Tommy Stinson (born 1966), American bassist who is currently a member of Guns N' Roses
• Tyler Stinson (born 1986), American mixed martial artist

Fictional characters:

• Barney Stinson, a fictional character in the American TV series How I Met Your Mother

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