Explore the Family Name Stetter

The meaning of Stetter

German: 1. variant of Stettner. 2. nickname for someone who lives in a town as opposed to a village or in the country, from Middle High German stat ‘place, settlement, town’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Stetter has seen a slight fluctuation in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Stetter ranked 30,292 in popularity and increased to 31,453 in 2010, marking a decrease of around 3.83%. The count of individuals with the Stetter surname also increased slightly from 729 in 2000 to 736 in 2010, a small growth of approximately 0.96%. However, as a proportion per 100k people, the frequency of the Stetter name decreased by 7.41%, going from 0.27 in 2000 to 0.25 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,292	#31,453	-3.83%
Count	729	736	0.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.25	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stetter

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Stetter surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of people with this last name identified as white in both 2000 (96.98%) and 2010 (97.83%), reflecting an increase of 0.88%. There was also a notable rise in those identifying with two or more races, with the percentage increasing from 0.82% in 2000 to 1.22% in 2010, a significant change of 48.78%. Meanwhile, there was a presence of Hispanic ethnicity reported in 2000 (1.37%), but no such presence documented in 2010. No individuals with the Stetter surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.98%	97.83%	0.88%
Two or More Races	0.82%	1.22%	48.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.37%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%