Explore the Family Name Stelle

The meaning of Stelle

1. North German: variant of Stell. 2. North German: habitational name from any of several places so named, all in northern Germany, or a topographic name from Stell 1 + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant. 3. Germanized or Americanized form of Slovenian Stele, itself probably an altered form Strle (see Sterle).

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Stelle has seen a decline from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Stelle was ranked at 31,884; however, by 2010, its position dropped to 37,341, indicating a change of -17.12%. The count also decreased from 684 in 2000 to 597 in 2010, marking a decrease of -12.72%. The proportion per 100k fell by 20%, going from 0.25 in 2000 to 0.2 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,884	#37,341	-17.12%
Count	684	597	-12.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.2	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stelle

The Ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Stelle surname identify as White, with a slight increase from 86.11% in 2000 to 86.26% in 2010. No Asian/Pacific Islander or individuals identifying with two or more races were reported for both years. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic rose from 2.34% in 2000 to 3.18% in 2010, a significant increase of 35.90%. Conversely, there was a decrease in the number of those who identify as Black, from 8.63% in 2000 to 7.71% in 2010. Interestingly, the 2010 census reported a 2.01% segment identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, a category which had been unrepresented in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.11%	86.26%	0.17%
Black	8.63%	7.71%	-10.66%
Hispanic	2.34%	3.18%	35.9%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	2.01%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.61%	0%	0%