Explore the Family Name Stake

The meaning of Stake

English (West Yorkshire): 1. nickname from Middle English stake ‘stake’ (Old English staca), denoting either someone who made wooden stakes, or possibly a thin person, one as narrow as a stake. It may also have denoted someone who lived near a boundary post. Compare Staff. 2. variant of Stack.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Stake' has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Stake was ranked 23,428th amongst all surnames, but by 2010, it slipped to 26,110th, marking an 11.45% decrease in rank. Similarly, there was a 7.31% decrease in the count of people with this surname, dropping from 1,012 in 2000 to 938 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people named Stake per 100,000 also decreased by 15.79%, from 0.38 to 0.32.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,428	#26,110	-11.45%
Count	1,012	938	-7.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.32	-15.79%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stake

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Stake' shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander nearly doubled from 0.59% to 1.07%. Those claiming two or more races also increased from 1.58% to 2.13%. However, those identifying as White showed almost no change, remaining at around 92%. There were slight decreases noted in the percentages of Stake holders who identified as Hispanic (from 2.47% to 2.24%), Black (from 2.08% to 1.60%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (from 0.99% to 0.96%).

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.29%	92%	-0.31%
Hispanic	2.47%	2.24%	-9.31%
Two or More Races	1.58%	2.13%	34.81%
Black	2.08%	1.6%	-23.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.59%	1.07%	81.36%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.99%	0.96%	-3.03%