Explore the Family Name Stigers

The meaning of Stigers

1. Probably an altered form of Stiger, a surname of German or Dutch origin. 2. Alternatively, perhaps an altered form of Dutch Stijgers or Flemish Stygers (see Stiger 2).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Stigers witnessed a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 37,319th in popularity with a count of 562 people sharing it, translating to a proportion of 0.21 per 100,000 people. However, by 2010, the rank had dropped to 47,521st and the count decreased to 446 individuals, equating to a proportion of 0.15 per 100,000 people. This represents a change of -27.34 in ranking and -20.64 in count over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,319	#47,521	-27.34%
Count	562	446	-20.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.15	-28.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stigers

The ethnicity breakdown of those bearing the Stigers surname also shifted during this period, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although their proportion did decrease slightly from 86.48% to 83.41%. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black marginally increased from 9.07% to 9.42%, while those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase from 1.60% to 4.26%. The percentage identifying with two or more races slightly fell from 2.14% to 2.02%. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.48%	83.41%	-3.55%
Black	9.07%	9.42%	3.86%
Hispanic	1.6%	4.26%	166.25%
Two or More Races	2.14%	2.02%	-5.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%