Explore the Family Name Stainbrook

The meaning of Stainbrook

Altered form of Steinbrook, a surname of Swiss German or perhaps German origin.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Stainbrook has seen a slight decline between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Stainbrook was ranked 17,952 in popularity and had a count of 1,435 bearers. However, by 2010, the rank had dropped to 18,337 despite an increase in the count to 1,511. This represents a popularity change of -2.14% and a count increase of 5.3%. The proportion of people bearing this name per 100,000 also declined slightly by 3.77%, from 0.53 in 2000 to 0.51 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,952	#18,337	-2.14%
Count	1,435	1,511	5.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.53	0.51	-3.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stainbrook

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Stainbrook, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census, has experienced some shifts from 2000 to 2010. Predominantly identified as White at 95.33% in 2000 and 94.97% in 2010, the surname saw a slight decrease (-0.38%) in this category. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic witnessed a significant increase of 62.24%, rising from 0.98% to 1.59%. The category of Asian/Pacific Islander also showed a rise of 25.4%, starting at 0.63% in 2000 and reaching 0.79% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races saw a modest growth of 2.05%, from 1.95% to 1.99%. However, it's important to note that the data for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities were suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.33%	94.97%	-0.38%
Two or More Races	1.95%	1.99%	2.05%
Hispanic	0.98%	1.59%	62.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.63%	0.79%	25.4%
Black	0.49%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.63%	0%	0%