The most common South African progenitor was Douwe Gerbrand Steyn who arrived in South Africa in c. 1672 as a stonemason and married Maria Lozee in 1685. Notable people with the surname include:
Andrie Steyn, South African cricketer
Carole Steyn (born 1938), British abstract painter
Christo Steyn (born 1961), South African tennis player
Dale Steyn (born 1983), South African cricketer
Douw Steyn (born 1952), South African billionaire businessman
Esme Steyn (born 1953), South African lawn bowls player
François Steyn (born 1987), South African rugby player
Gary Steyn (born 1961), Zimbabwean cricketer
Hermanus Steyn (1743–1804), President of Republic of Swellendam
Johan Steyn, Baron Steyn (1932–2017), South African jurist
Karen Steyn (born 1970), British High Court judge
Lucas Cornelius Steyn (1903–1976), South African politician
Mark Steyn (born 1959), Canadian journalist
Martinus Theunis Steyn (1857–1916), South African lawyer, politician, and statesman
Morné Steyn (born 1984), South African rugby player
Pieter Steyn (1706–1772), Dutch politician
Richard Steyn (born 1944), South African newspaper editor, historian and cricketer
Rudi Steyn (born 1967), South African cricketer
Santjie Steyn (born 1972), South African lawn bowls player
Stephen Steyn (1889–1917), South African rugby union player and soldier
Stephen Steyn (cricketer) (1905–1993), South African cricketer
Trish Steyn (born 1952), South African lawn bowls player
Surname list
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Steyn is a Dutch surname. The most common South African progenitor was Douwe Gerbrand Steyn who arrived in South Africa in c. 1672 as a stonemason and...
Dale Willem Steyn (/ˈsteɪn/; born 27 June 1983) is a South African former professional cricketer who played for the South African cricket team. He is...
Martinus (or Marthinus) Theunis Steyn (Afrikaans pronunciation: [stɛin]; 2 October 1857 – 28 November 1916) was a South African lawyer, politician, and...
Savannah Steyn (born 1996) is a British actress. She starred in the Sky One series Intergalactic (2021). Steyn was born in the South London Borough of...
Mark Steyn (/staɪn/; born December 8, 1959) is a Canadian author and a radio and television presenter. He has written several books, including The New...
Douw Gerbrand Steyn (born December 1952), is a South African billionaire businessman, the founder of BGL Group, a UK-based insurance and financial services...
Carolyn Steyn (née Barkhuizen; born 17 May 1960) is a South African media personality and founder of the non-profit organization, 67 Blankets for Nelson...
Gerda Steyn (born 3 March 1990) is a South African marathon and ultramarathon athlete. She set the Comrades Marathon down-run record in 2023 with a mark...
2023, GroundUp published a third article, by Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn, revealing evidence that Bester had faked his death in the fire and escaped...
Kyle Douglas Steyn (born 29 January 1994) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for United Rugby Championship club Glasgow Warriors...
Steyning (/ˈstɛnɪŋ/ STEN-ing) is a town and civil parish in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. It is located at the north end of the River Adur...
Margaret Steyn, DBE (born 20 October 1970) is a British High Court judge. Steyn is the daughter of former Lord of Appeal in Ordinary Lord Steyn and his...
Petrus Steyn, officially renamed Mamafubedu, is a small farming town between Tweeling and Kroonstad, 35 km north-east of Lindley in the Free State province...
Stella Steyn (26 December 1907 – 21 July 1987) was an Irish artist. Steyn was born in Dublin in 1907 to William Steyn (a dentist) and Bertha Jaffe, who...
in World War I. Steyn was born in Moorreesburg, Cape Colony to Margaret Fraser Dobie Steyn of Dunbar and physician Gabriel Hendrik Steyn, who was a cousin...
Luke Henri Steyn (born 7 June 1993 in Harare) is a Zimbabwean alpine skier who has competed since 2008. Steyn competed for Zimbabwe at the 2014 Winter...
Pieter Steyn (October 6, 1706 in Haarlem – November 5, 1772) was Grand Pensionary of Holland from June 18, 1749 to November 5, 1772. He was the son of...
Walter Steyn is an Australian competitive freediver, freediving judge and freediving instructor. He has set 33 Australian national freediving records...
the actress and ice skater Doorn Van Steyn (born Lucy Woodard), who was six years his senior; Moore and Van Steyn lived in Streatham with her family, but...
Jennifer Steyn (born 29 October 1961), is a South African actress. She is best known for the roles in the television serials such as; Madam & Eve, Jacob's...
Cornelius Steyn, PC, QC (21 December 1903 – 28 July 1976) was Chief Justice of South Africa and, as such, acted as Governor-General on two occasions. Steyn was...
Rory Steyn is Nelson Mandela's former chief of security. He also served as the security liaison for the New Zealand All Blacks during the 1995 Rugby World...
members. In 2010, Terre'Blanche was murdered by an employee on his farm, and Steyn von Rönge was announced as new leader of the organisation. The AWB flag...
Douwe Gerbrand Steyn (bef. 10 July 1631, Leeuwarden– April 1700) was overseer of the Moederkerk, Stellenbosch in 1686 and City Engineer of Cape Town from...
Steyn SC (5 November 1920 – 14 April 1998) was a South African judge of the Appellate Division and Administrator-General of South West Africa. Steyn was...
Johan Steyn may refer to: Johan Steyn, Baron Steyn (1932–2017), South African / British jurist Johan Steyn (rugby union) (born 1995), South African rugby...
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