Explore the Family Name Steib

The meaning of Steib

German: dialect variant of Staub. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). Some characteristic forenames: French Clovis, Lucien, Celestine, Firmin, Jacques, Julien, Pierre, Prudent, Vernice.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Steib saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname Steib was ranked 26,538 in the United States and this rank fell to 28,809 by 2010, indicating a drop in popularity by 8.56%. Additionally, the count of people with this surname also experienced a decline from 864 in 2000 to 826 in 2010, marking a 4.4% decrease. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also reduced from 0.32 to 0.28 during this same period, showing a 12.5% reduction.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,538	#28,809	-8.56%
Count	864	826	-4.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.28	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Steib

In terms of its ethnic identity, the census data from 2000 and 2010 show some changes. From 2000 to 2010, there was no record of individuals with the surname Steib identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, those identifying as Black and Hispanic increased by 21.00% and 134.41% respectively. On the other hand, the percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased by 11.08%, and those identifying with two or more races declined by 47.48%. This data shows a diversification in the ethnicity associated with the surname Steib based on the Decennial U.S. Census statistics.

	2000	2010	Change
White	64.81%	57.63%	-11.08%
Black	32.52%	39.35%	21%
Hispanic	0.93%	2.18%	134.41%
Two or More Races	1.39%	0.73%	-47.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%