Explore the Family Name Stees
The meaning of Stees
Americanized form of German (mainly Baden-Württemberg) Stiess and perhaps also of its variant Sties: unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Stees in the United States?
The Stees surname was ranked 64,008 in popularity in the year 2000 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, but had slipped to 66,754 by 2010, marking a decrease of 4.29%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of people with the Stees surname modestly increased from 291 to 296 over the same period, representing a growth of 1.72%. However, when considered as a proportion per 100,000 people, its relative occurrence diminished somewhat from 0.11 to 0.10, a reduction of 9.09%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #64,008 | #66,754 | -4.29% |
| Count | 291 | 296 | 1.72% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.11 | 0.1 | -9.09% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stees
In terms of ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the Stees surname is overwhelmingly associated with white ethnic identity. In 2000, it was reported that 99% of individuals with this surname identified as white, a figure which essentially remained constant at 98.99% in 2010. There was no recorded change in other ethnic identities affiliated with the surname Stees between 2000 and 2010, including Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native. Any data for these categories was either non-existent or suppressed for privacy.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 99% | 98.99% | -0.01% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |