Explore the Family Name Staller

The meaning of Staller

1. occupational name for a worker in a cattle or sheep shelter or fold, from Middle High German stal ‘place, stall, barn’.South German: 2. topographic name from Middle High German stal ‘seat, place’ + -er suffix denoting an inhabitant, or a habitational name for someone from any of several places called Stall, for example in the Rhineland and in Carinthia. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Kurt, Nikolaus, Wolfram.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Staller has seen a decrease in popularity over a decade. The rank of the surname Staller fell from 26,738 in 2000 to 31,184 in 2010, signifying a drop of approximately 16.63%. In terms of count, the number of individuals with the Staller surname also decreased from 856 in 2000 to 744 in 2010, marking a 13.08% decline. Furthermore, the proportion per 100k residents also dropped by 21.87%, indicating that fewer people held this surname in 2010 compared to 2000.

20002010Change
Rank#26,738#31,184-16.63%
Count856744-13.08%
Proportion per 100k0.320.25-21.87%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Staller

When examining the ethnicity of individuals with the Staller surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows several shifts between 2000 and 2010. There was no change in the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander or Black holders of the Staller surname, with both ethnicities remaining at 0%. However, there was an increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races, rising from 1.4% in 2000 to 2.02% in 2010, a growth of 44.29%. White Staller holders saw a slight decrease, dropping from 94.86% to 93.28%. The Hispanic population within the Staller surname increased by 88.17%, though it still made up a small portion of the total. American Indian and Alaskan Native representation also decreased by 21.17%, falling from 2.22% to 1.75% across the decade.

20002010Change
White94.86%93.28%-1.67%
Two or More Races1.4%2.02%44.29%
Hispanic0.93%1.75%88.17%
American Indian and Alaskan Native2.22%1.75%-21.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%