Explore the Family Name Stampfl

The meaning of Stampfl

1. South German (Bavaria and Austria): metonymic occupational name for someone who worked at a crushing mill, from a diminutive of Middle High German stampf ‘pestle, crusher, crushing mill’. In some instances it may have been applied as a nickname for a small, fat person. 2. Slovenian (Štampfl): of German origin (see 1 above). See also Stampfel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Stampfl has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010, moving from rank 80,216 to rank 81,181, a drop of 1.2%. However, there was a small increase in the count of people with this surname, rising from 220 to 233, an increment of nearly 6%. The proportion per 100,000 remained stable at 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#80,216	#81,181	-1.2%
Count	220	233	5.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stampfl

The ethnicity associated with the surname Stampfl has also experienced some changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, almost 99% of individuals with this surname identified as white, but by 2010, this percentage had dropped to approximately 96%, indicating a small diversification in the ethnic identity associated with the surname. Interestingly, while there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, by 2010, around 2.15% of individuals with the surname Stampfl identified as such. No data was recorded for other ethnicities, including those identifying as two or more races, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.64%	96.14%	-2.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.15%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%