Explore the Family Name Staehle

The meaning of Staehle

German (Stähle): variant of Staal.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Staehle in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the Staehle surname has seen a subtle decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 43,629 in popularity and held a count of 466 individuals with this surname. However, by 2010, the rank had dropped to 47,006, and the count decreased slightly to 452, indicating a change of -3.0%. This also resulted in a reduction of the proportion per 100k from 0.17 to 0.15, marking an 11.76% decrease.

20002010Change
Rank#43,629#47,006-7.74%
Count466452-3%
Proportion per 100k0.170.15-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Staehle

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census demonstrates that the majority of individuals with the Staehle surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a slight decrease of 1.91% over the decade. In 2000, 97.21% of Staehles were White, which reduced to 95.35% in 2010. The presence of Hispanic ethnicity went from non-existent in 2000 to 2.43% in 2010. There was also a small emergence of individuals who identify as two or more races in 2010, accounting for 1.33% of Staehles. No changes were noted for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities within the Staehle surname group over the studied period.

20002010Change
White97.21%95.35%-1.91%
Hispanic0%2.43%0%
Two or More Races0%1.33%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%