Explore the Family Name Stephani

The meaning of Stephani

1. German: Latinized (humanistic) patronymic from the personal name Stephan (see Steven), using the genitive of its Latin form Stephanus. 2. Americanized form of Italian Stefani. Compare Stephany.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Stephani has slightly increased from 2000 to 2010. Its rank moved from 40,622 in 2000 to a slightly higher position of 40,016 in 2010. This indicates a growth of approximately 1.49%. The count or total number of people bearing the name also showed a positive change with a growth of 8.09%, marking an increase from 507 to 548 individuals within that decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,622	#40,016	1.49%
Count	507	548	8.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.19	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stephani

The ethnicity distribution of the surname Stephani also changed over the same period according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of Stephanis were White (95.66%), followed by Hispanic (2.37%) and those identifying with two or more ethnicities (1.38%). By 2010, while the percentage of White Stephanis decreased slightly to 94.16%, there was a significant increase in the proportion of Hispanic Stephanis to 3.28%, representing a change of 38.4%. Interestingly, there were also some Stephanis who identified as Black in 2010 at 1.09%, whereas there were none recorded in this category in 2000. The proportions of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native Stephanis remained consistent at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.66%	94.16%	-1.57%
Hispanic	2.37%	3.28%	38.4%
Black	0%	1.09%	0%
Two or More Races	1.38%	0.91%	-34.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%