Explore the Family Name Stief
The meaning of Stief
North German: nickname from Middle Low German stīf ‘stiff, rigid’, in a figurative sense ‘firm, upright, unbending’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Stief in the United States?
According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Stief fell slightly in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 33,933rd most popular in the country, but by 2010, it had dropped to 36,048th place, marking a 6.23% decrease. Over the same period, the number of people with this surname also decreased marginally from 633 to 622, which represents a drop of 1.74%. The proportion of individuals with the surname Stief out of every 100,000 people in the population also declined by 8.7%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #33,933 | #36,048 | -6.23% |
| Count | 633 | 622 | -1.74% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.23 | 0.21 | -8.7% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stief
The ethnicity of those with the Stief surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census shows a predominantly white ethnic identity. In 2000, 98.26% identified as white, which decreased slightly to 96.95% in 2010. Meanwhile, there was an increase in the black ethnic group, rising from 0.79% in 2000 to 1.13% in 2010 – a substantial relative increase of 43.04%. No data was available for the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, indicating that these groups were either unrepresented or the data was suppressed for privacy reasons. From 2000 to 2010, there was also a new emergence of a Hispanic ethnic identity within the Stief surname population, accounting for 0.96% in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 98.26% | 96.95% | -1.33% |
| Black | 0.79% | 1.13% | 43.04% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 0.96% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |