Explore the Family Name Stephans

The meaning of Stephans

1. English: variant of Stevens. 2. Probably an Americanized form of North German Steffans, a patronymic from Steffan, or of its cognate Steffens.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Stephans has seen a modest decrease in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it ranked 26,419 in terms of prevalence but had slipped to 29,231 by 2010, a drop of approximately 10.64%. The actual count of people with this surname also fell during this period, from 869 to 810, signifying a dip of 6.79%. This decline is further reflected in the proportion per 100,000 people, which dropped by 15.62% from 0.32 to 0.27.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,419	#29,231	-10.64%
Count	869	810	-6.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.27	-15.62%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stephans

The ethnic identity of those bearing the surname Stephans has experienced some shifts between 2000 and 2010 as well, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage identifying as White decreased by 6.71%, from 83.77% to 78.15%. Those identifying as Black saw an increase from 12.66% to 15.06%, a rise of 18.96%. There was a notable increase in the Hispanic representation, jumping by 91.93% from 1.61% to 3.09%. The category of two or more races also climbed from 1.27% to 2.10%, an increase of 65.35%. Interestingly, there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, these groups constituted 0.74% and 0.86% respectively of the Stephans population.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.77%	78.15%	-6.71%
Black	12.66%	15.06%	18.96%
Hispanic	1.61%	3.09%	91.93%
Two or More Races	1.27%	2.1%	65.35%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.86%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.74%	0%