Stetson is associated with the meaning “Son of Stephen, hatmaker's descendant” — a beautiful sentiment to see brought to life in your child’s room.
Stetson is an English surname that was transferred into use as a first name. It comes from Old English roots, combining "stede," meaning place or homestead, with "son," meaning son of. The literal translation is roughly "son of the homestead." It is a locational surname, meaning it originally identified a family by where they lived.