Steeves (also Steves) is a surname. It originates with Johann Heinrich Stieff from Münsingen, Germany, who, along with his wife Regina () emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1749, and in 1763 or 1766 joined a group of several other families aboard the ship Lovey and arrived in New Brunswick, with Stieff settling in Hillsborough, Albert County.
The surname âÂÂStieffâ was later anglicized into âÂÂSteeveâÂÂ, which eventually formed into surnames âÂÂStevesâ and âÂÂSteevesâÂÂ.
The earliest "Steeves" members arrived to Hillsborough from Pennsylvania.