Explore the Family Name Staiger

The meaning of Staiger

South German: topographic name for someone living on or at a steep path, from Middle High German steige + (e)r suffix denoting an inhabitant. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Gerhard, Alois, Dieter, Egon, Hans, Horst, Reinhardt, Walther.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Staiger sees a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, shifting from 21,273 to 21,599. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the Staiger surname increased by 5.23% during this period, growing from 1,148 to 1,208. However, when measured in proportion per 100,000, there was a decrease of 4.65%, reducing the prevalence from 0.43 to 0.41.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,273	#21,599	-1.53%
Count	1,148	1,208	5.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.41	-4.65%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Staiger

In terms of ethnicity, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, those with the Staiger surname are predominantly of White descent, constituting 97.47% in 2000 and dropping slightly to 95.36% in 2010. The Hispanic representation also showed an increase, rising by 42.62% to reach 1.74% of the Staigers in 2010. Data for Asian/Pacific Islander shows a decrease from 0.61% to zero within the same time frame. The category of two or more races appears in 2010, accounting for 1.24% of the Staigers. Additionally, the Black community makes up 0.75% in 2010, with no previous data available for 2000. There is no reported data for American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.47%	95.36%	-2.16%
Hispanic	1.22%	1.74%	42.62%
Two or More Races	0%	1.24%	0%
Black	0%	0.75%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.61%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%