Explore the Family Name Stiner

The meaning of Stiner

1. Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Steiner, and a very rare South German variant of this surname. 2. Americanized form of Czech, Slovenian, and Croatian Štajner (see Steiner), a cognate of 1 above. Compare Stainer and Stayner.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Stiner' has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 11,712 among all surnames but dropped to 12,772 by 2010, showing a decrease of 9.05%. The number of people with this surname also fell slightly from 2,452 in 2000 to 2,416 in 2010, a decrease of 1.47%. The proportion of individuals with the 'Stiner' surname per 100,000 population also decreased by 9.89%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,712	#12,772	-9.05%
Count	2,452	2,416	-1.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.91	0.82	-9.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stiner

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data on ethnicity, the 'Stiner' surname is predominantly associated with individuals identifying as White, accounting for 90.17% in 2000 and slightly increasing to 90.56% in 2010. However, over this decade, there was a noticeable increase of 45.95% in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, albeit still a small fraction of the overall Stiner population. There was also a modest increase of 26.99% in those identifying as Hispanic. Conversely, there was a decrease in individuals identifying as Black (down by 11.56%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (down by 39.34%). Those identifying with two or more ethnicities also saw a slight decrease of 6.62%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.17%	90.56%	0.43%
Black	5.71%	5.05%	-11.56%
Hispanic	1.63%	2.07%	26.99%
Two or More Races	1.51%	1.41%	-6.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.37%	0.54%	45.95%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.61%	0.37%	-39.34%