Explore the Family Name Steiniger

The meaning of Steiniger

1. German: variant of Steininger. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from a noun derivative of German steinig ‘stony’. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Kurt. Scandinavian Fredrik, Karsten.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Steiniger was ranked 59,453 in popularity in 2000 and dropped slightly to 61,436 in 2010, a change of -3.34%. The count of individuals carrying this surname increased from 318 in 2000 to 327 in 2010, an increase of 2.83%. However, the proportion of individuals with the Steiniger surname per 100,000 decreased by 8.33%, from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,453	#61,436	-3.34%
Count	318	327	2.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Steiniger

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census showed that the majority of individuals with the Steiniger surname identified as White, accounting for 91.51% in 2000 and 90.83% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander declined from 1.89% in 2000 to 0% in 2010. The representation of individuals identifying as two or more ethnicities also decreased by 21.97%, from 3.14% in 2000 to 2.45% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased by 45.50% over the decade, from 1.89% to 2.75%. Interestingly, there was a new representation from the Black community, which accounted for 2.14% in 2010, whereas in 2000, it was 0%. Those with American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity remained at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.51%	90.83%	-0.74%
Hispanic	1.89%	2.75%	45.5%
Two or More Races	3.14%	2.45%	-21.97%
Black	0%	2.14%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.89%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%