Meaning & Origin
An English occupational and habitational surname from Old English, for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from Old English stan.
Stone is a boy's and girl's baby name of Old English origin, from the Old English stan meaning "stone" — the enduring, immovable rock that has symbolized permanence, strength, and foundation across all human civilizations.
Stone carries a one-word certainty that few names can match. Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards named his son Marlon, but Oliver Stone the director and Stone Cold Steve Austin the wrestler have both kept this name in cultural circulation. As a given name, Stone combines the rugged permanence of its meaning with the cool, one-syllable confidence of great short names.