Explore the Family Name Stemen

The meaning of Stemen

German: perhaps a habitational name from a place called Stemmen in Lower Saxony or North Rhine-Westphalia.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Stemen" showed a slight shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 21,156th most common in the United States, but by 2010, its rank dropped to 21,790. This change represents a dip of approximately 3%. However, the total count of individuals with this surname increased by 3.2%, from 1,156 in 2000 to 1,193 in 2010. Consequently, its overall proportion per 100,000 people declined by nearly 7%, from 0.43 to 0.4.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,156	#21,790	-3%
Count	1,156	1,193	3.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.4	-6.98%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stemen

As for the ethnic identity associated with the name "Stemen," there were some shifts observed between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of those carrying the Stemen surname identify as White, with a small decrease from 97.23% in 2000 to 95.22% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw the most significant increase, from 0.95% in 2000 to 2.10% in 2010, marking over a 121% change. Similarly, the proportion of those identifying as two or more races also increased, from 1.30% to 1.68%. Interestingly, there was an emergence of people identifying as Black with this surname in 2010, whereas in 2000, no one identified as such. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian/Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.23%	95.22%	-2.07%
Hispanic	0.95%	2.1%	121.05%
Two or More Races	1.3%	1.68%	29.23%
Black	0%	0.67%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%