Explore the Family Name Stampfel

The meaning of Stampfel

1. South German (mainly Austria): variant of Stampfl. In part, it is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar); see also 2 below). 2. Slovenian (Štampfel): of German origin (see 1 above and Stampfl). In North America, the surname Stampfel may also be an altered (Germanized) form of the variants Štampfelj and Štamfelj.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Stampfel diminished from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 113,519 and fell to 129,825 in 2010, a decline of 14.36%. The count of people with this surname also decreased by 8.39%, from 143 individuals in 2000 to 131 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of individuals per 100,000 with the surname Stampfel also experienced a decrease, falling from 0.05% in 2000 to 0.04% in 2010, marking a 20.0% reduction.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#113,519	#129,825	-14.36%
Count	143	131	-8.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.04	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stampfel

On the aspect of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Stampfel surname identified as White. This group saw a slight decrease from 95.10% in 2000 to 93.13% in 2010, a change of -2.07%. The Hispanic ethnicity experienced an increase, moving from 3.50% to 3.82%, recording a growth of 9.14%. However, there were no recorded changes for Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.1%	93.13%	-2.07%
Hispanic	3.5%	3.82%	9.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%