Explore the Family Name Steckel

The meaning of Steckel

1. North German: nickname from Middle Low German stekel ‘easily affronted’. 2. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German steckel and Yiddish shtekl ‘little stick’, hence perhaps a nickname for a thin person. 3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Stöckel ‘outhouse’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Steckel" has witnessed a decrease between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of this surname fell from 19,222 in 2000 to 23,268 in 2010, indicating a decline of 21.05%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 1,306 in 2000 to 1,095 in 2010, a drop of 16.16%. Consequently, the proportion per 100k people dipped by 22.92% over the decade, decreasing from 0.48 to 0.37.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,222	#23,268	-21.05%
Count	1,306	1,095	-16.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.37	-22.92%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Steckel

In terms of ethnic identity, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, the Steckel surname predominantly belongs to the White ethnicity, although there's been a marginal decline of 1.13% in its share, from 98.55% in 2000 to 97.44% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 124.59%, rising from 0.61% in 2000 to 1.37% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races increased slightly from 0.54% in 2000 to 0.64% in 2010, marking an 18.52% change. However, no changes were observed for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.55%	97.44%	-1.13%
Hispanic	0.61%	1.37%	124.59%
Two or More Races	0.54%	0.64%	18.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%