Explore the Family Name Stiebel

The meaning of Stiebel

1. North German: variant of Stiefel. 2. South German: from a variant of Stube ‘heated room, (public) bathroom’, a metonymic occupational name for an owner of such a place or a topographic name for someone living near one. 3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from Yiddish shtibl ‘small house, Hasidic house of prayer’. Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhard. Jewish Este, Mayer.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Stiebel has seen a decline over the past decade. In 2000, it was ranked 72,905th in terms of prevalence and had a count of 248. However, by 2010, its ranking had dropped to 82,613th with only 228 individuals carrying the name, marking an 8.06% decrease. The proportion of people with the surname Stiebel per 100,000 also fell from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010, representing an 11.11% drop.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,905	#82,613	-13.32%
Count	248	228	-8.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stiebel

Turning to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that most Stiebels identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although the proportion decreased slightly from 85.89% to 83.33%. Interestingly, the proportion of Stiebels identifying with two or more races saw a significant increase of 51.98%, rising from 2.02% in 2000 to 3.07% in 2010. There was also a modest increase in the proportion of Stiebels identifying as Black, up from 9.27% in 2000 to 10.96% in 2010. No Stiebels identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.89%	83.33%	-2.98%
Black	9.27%	10.96%	18.23%
Two or More Races	2.02%	3.07%	51.98%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%