Explore the Family Name Steadham

The meaning of Steadham

English (Warwickshire): variant of Stedham. This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Steadham has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the surname shifted from 25,041 in 2000 to 26,282 in 2010, indicating a decrease in its popularity by nearly 5%. This shift is also reflected in the count of individuals with the surname, which marginally dropped from 930 in 2000 to 929 in 2010. Furthermore, the proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by about 8.82% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,041	#26,282	-4.96%
Count	930	929	-0.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.31	-8.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Steadham

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the Steadham surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals slight shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased marginally from 82.69% in 2000 to 81.59% in 2010. Similarly, the Black ethnicity saw a minor decline of approximately 1.84%. Notably, the representation of Hispanic ethnicity within the Steadham surname increased by 54.04%, though still represented a small portion of the total at 2.48% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races also increased over this decade, going from 2.80% to 3.23%. The proportions of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained steady, with no change reported between the two censuses.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.69%	81.59%	-1.33%
Black	11.4%	11.19%	-1.84%
Two or More Races	2.8%	3.23%	15.36%
Hispanic	1.61%	2.48%	54.04%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.51%	1.51%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%