Explore the Family Name Stephany

The meaning of Stephany

1. German, French, Luxembourgish, and Walloon: Latinized (humanistic) patronymic from the personal name Stephan (see Steven), from Stephani, the genitive of its Latin form Stephanus. Compare Stephani 1. 2. Americanized form of Italian Stefani 1 and Slovak Štefani or Štefáni (see Stefani 3).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Stephany" has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 23,501st most common surname, but dropped to the 24,685th position in 2010, indicating a change of -5.04%. However, the number of people carrying this surname slightly increased from 1,008 in 2000 to 1,011 in 2010, marking a 0.3% rise. The proportion per 100k also declined by -8.11%, from 0.37 in 2000 to 0.34 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,501	#24,685	-5.04%
Count	1,008	1,011	0.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.34	-8.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stephany

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Stephany", the Decennial U.S. Census shows that there have been some shifts between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as White represented the largest group using this surname, though its percentage dropped from 90.48% in 2000 to 88.33% in 2010. The number of individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander descent saw the most significant growth, increasing from 0.50% to 1.29%. There were also increases among those identifying as Hispanic, American Indian and Alaskan Native, and those reporting two or more races. Conversely, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black decreased from 4.07% to 2.97%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.48%	88.33%	-2.38%
Hispanic	2.08%	3.96%	90.38%
Black	4.07%	2.97%	-27.03%
Two or More Races	1.79%	2.08%	16.2%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.09%	1.38%	26.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.5%	1.29%	158%