Explore the Family Name Steinhagen

The meaning of Steinhagen

German: habitational name from any of the places so named, from Old High German with stein ‘stone’ + hagen ‘enclosure’. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Ewald, Gerhard, Horst.

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

The surname Steinhagen showed a slight shift in its popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Steinhagen was ranked as the 53,420th most common name, with a count of 363 incidences, or a proportion of 0.13 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the surname had slipped slightly to 53,667th place, however the total count increased to 385, maintaining the same proportion per 100,000 people. This indicates an overall growth in the number of individuals carrying the Steinhagen surname over this decade, despite its relative ranking among all surnames.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,420	#53,667	-0.46%
Count	363	385	6.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Steinhagen

In terms of ethnicity, the Steinhagen surname was overwhelmingly associated with individuals identifying as White, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, approximately 99.17% of individuals with this surname identified as White. This percentage decreased slightly to 98.70% by 2010. There were no registered instances of the surname being associated with individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native within these two census years. It should be noted that data for individuals identifying as two or more races was suppressed for privacy, indicating a very small number of occurrences.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.17%	98.7%	-0.47%
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%