Explore the Family Name Stemple

The meaning of Stemple

Americanized form of German Stempel or Stempfle, a variant of the former.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Stemple has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the years. In 2000, Stemple was ranked 14,615th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped slightly to 14,937th. Despite this small dip in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Stemple name increased by approximately 6% from 1,867 to 1,981 during the same period. However, when compared to the overall population, the proportion per 100,000 of people decreased marginally by 2.9%, from 0.69 in 2000 to 0.67 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,615	#14,937	-2.2%
Count	1,867	1,981	6.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.69	0.67	-2.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stemple

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Stemple identify as White, with the percentage increasing slightly from 96.79% in 2000 to 96.87% in 2010. Meanwhile, there were decreases in the percentages identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those of two or more ethnicities over the same time period. The percentage of Stemples identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander fell by 15.25% from 0.59% to 0.50%, and those identifying as two or more ethnicities also saw a significant drop by 33.33% from 0.75% to 0.50%. The Hispanic representation within the Stemple surname also dropped slightly, with a 3.11% decrease from 1.61% to 1.56%. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.79%	96.87%	0.08%
Hispanic	1.61%	1.56%	-3.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.59%	0.5%	-15.25%
Two or More Races	0.75%	0.5%	-33.33%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%