Explore the Family Name Stapert

The meaning of Stapert

West Frisian and Dutch: habitational name from Stapert in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.

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

The surname Stapert, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Its rank fell from 70,906 in 2000 to 75,317 in 2010, marking a 6.22 percent drop. The count of individuals bearing the Stapert last name also saw a modest decrease from 257 in 2000 to 256 in 2010, representing a 0.39 percent decline. In terms of general population representation, people named Stapert accounted for 0.1 per 100,000 in 2000, and this proportion slightly reduced to 0.09 per 100,000 in 2010, denoting a 10.0 percent change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,906	#75,317	-6.22%
Count	257	256	-0.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stapert

In terms of ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the surname Stapert identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a small increase from 93.77 percent in 2000 to 94.53 percent in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased slightly from 0 to 1.95 percent in 2010. However, there was a dramatic decrease in those identifying as Black, plummeting from 2.33 percent in 2000 to none reported in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic also decreased from 2.33 percent to 1.95 percent during the same period. There were no reported changes in the categories of Two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.77%	94.53%	0.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.95%	0%
Hispanic	2.33%	1.95%	-16.31%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	2.33%	0%	-100%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%