Explore the Family Name Stepanski

The meaning of Stepanski

Jewish (from Ukraine): habitational name for someone from a place called Stepan or Stepantsy in Ukraine, from the personal name Stepan, East Slavic form of Steven. This can also be a variant transliteration of the Ukrainian cognate Stepansky.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Stepanski experienced a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Stepanski was ranked the 38,890th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had slipped to 43,885th place, marking a decrease of 12.84%. The number of individuals with this surname also dropped from 534 to 491 during this period, representing an 8.05% decrease. The proportion per 100,000 people with this surname similarly decreased by 15%, moving from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,890	#43,885	-12.84%
Count	534	491	-8.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.17	-15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stepanski

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data showed a slight shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the vast majority of those with the Stepanski surname, 99.25%, identified as White. By 2010, this percentage had dipped slightly to 96.95%, indicating a small change in ethnicity over this period. Additionally, in 2010, there were instances of Stepanskis identifying themselves as belonging to two or more races and Hispanic categories, which wasn't the case in 2000. However, no change was registered in the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.25%	96.95%	-2.32%
Two or More Races	0%	1.22%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.22%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%