Explore the Family Name Stagner

The meaning of Stagner

Perhaps an altered form of German Stegner.

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

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

According to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Stagner has seen a slight decrease in ranking from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 12,273 and dropped to 12,961 in 2010, representing a -5.61% change. However, the count of individuals with the Stagner surname increased modestly from 2,325 in 2000 to 2,370 in 2010, an increase of 1.94%. Yet, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people decreased by -6.98%, going from 0.86 in 2000 to 0.8 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,273	#12,961	-5.61%
Count	2,325	2,370	1.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.86	0.8	-6.98%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stagner

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Stagner surname identified as White, making up 94.71% in 2000 and 93.12% in 2010, a slight decline of -1.68%. The second most common ethnic identity was Two or more races, which rose from 1.51% in 2000 to 2.07% in 2010, an increase of 37.09%. The Hispanic and Asian/Pacific Islander communities also saw increases in their representation among the Stagners, growing by 27.33% and 46.51% respectively. Although the Black community's representation remained relatively small at 0.34% in 2010, it did see the largest percentage increase of 54.55% over the decade. Similarly, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native increased by 16.20%, from 1.42% in 2000 to 1.65% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.71%	93.12%	-1.68%
Hispanic	1.72%	2.19%	27.33%
Two or More Races	1.51%	2.07%	37.09%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.42%	1.65%	16.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.43%	0.63%	46.51%
Black	0.22%	0.34%	54.55%