Explore the Family Name Steuer

The meaning of Steuer

1. German: variant of Steurer. 2. German: occupational name for a helmsman, from Middle High German stiure. 3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a tax collector, from German Steuer ‘tax, impost’. Some characteristic forenames: German Franz, Gebhard, Jurgen, Benno, Egon, Guenter, Klaus, Kurt.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Steuer has seen a slight increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 28,283rd popular surname and climbed to the 27,804th spot by 2010, marking a change of 1.69%. The count of those with the surname also increased during this decade, from 796 in 2000 to 864 in 2010, indicating an 8.54% growth. However, its proportion per 100,000 people slightly dropped by 3.33%, from 0.3 in 2000 to 0.29 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,283	#27,804	1.69%
Count	796	864	8.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.29	-3.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Steuer

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Steuer surname identify as White, accounting for 95.6% in 2000 and slightly lowering to 95.02% in 2010. While the Asian/Pacific Islander category saw no representation in 2000, there was a small rise to 0.69% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Two or More Races decreased by 27.2%, going from 2.39% in 2000 to 1.74% in 2010. The Hispanic representation almost doubled, rising from 1.26% in 2000 to 2.43% in 2010. There was no change in the Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native categories, maintaining a 0% representation in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.6%	95.02%	-0.61%
Hispanic	1.26%	2.43%	92.86%
Two or More Races	2.39%	1.74%	-27.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.69%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%