Explore the Family Name Steckman

The meaning of Steckman

1. Americanized form of German Steckmann: topographic name for someone who lived by a steep, narrow path, from Middle High German stech(el) ‘steep (slope)’ + man ‘man’. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): probably a nickname for a thin man, from German Stecken ‘stick’ + Mann (Yiddish man) ‘man’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hyman.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Steckman has seen a slight decrease over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked at 44,103 in terms of popularity but fell to 45,653 by 2010, marking a drop of 3.51%. The number of people bearing this surname, however, saw a marginal increase from 460 in 2000 to 468 in 2010, an increment of 1.74%. The proportion per 100,000 of the population also witnessed a dip of approximately 5.88% over the span of a decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,103	#45,653	-3.51%
Count	460	468	1.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Steckman

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the vast majority of individuals with the surname Steckman identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease of 1.04% in 2010. A significant change can be observed within the Hispanic category, which witnessed a sharp rise from 1.09% in 2000 to 2.99% in 2010, a substantial increase of 174.31%. There were no Steckmans who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or of two or more races in either year. While there were individuals who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, this category recorded zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.74%	95.73%	-1.04%
Hispanic	1.09%	2.99%	174.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.3%	0%	0%