Explore the Family Name Steers
The meaning of Steers
English (Surrey and Kent): variant of Steer, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Steers in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Steers experienced a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Steers was ranked as the 22,481st most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had slipped to 24,572nd place, marking a drop of 9.3 percent. The total count of people bearing the surname also decreased slightly from 1,068 in 2000 to 1,017 in 2010, a reduction of approximately 4.78 percent. The proportion of individuals named Steers per 100,000 people in the population saw a decrease of 15 percent from 0.4 in 2000 to 0.34 in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #22,481 | #24,572 | -9.3% |
| Count | 1,068 | 1,017 | -4.78% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.4 | 0.34 | -15% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Steers
The ethnicity distribution among those carrying the Steers surname also changed somewhat between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, a majority of people with this surname identified as White (90.45 percent), followed by Black (3.84 percent), Hispanic (1.78 percent), Two or more races (2.15 percent), and lastly Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, both at less than one percent. By 2010, the percentage of Steers identifying as White dropped slightly to 89.58 percent. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Black and Hispanic increased to 4.72 percent and 2.56 percent, respectively. Those identifying with two or more races decreased slightly to 2.06 percent, while the percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories were suppressed for privacy.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 90.45% | 89.58% | -0.96% |
| Black | 3.84% | 4.72% | 22.92% |
| Hispanic | 1.78% | 2.56% | 43.82% |
| Two or More Races | 2.15% | 2.06% | -4.19% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.94% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0.84% | 0% | 0% |