Explore the Family Name Stipanovich

The meaning of Stipanovich

Americanized form of Croatian Stipanović: patronymic from a dialect vernacular form of the Latin personal name Stephanus (see Steven, compare Stepanovich).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Stipanovich" has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 65,133rd most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 66,164th position, indicating a decline of 1.58%. However, despite this drop in rank, the actual number of individuals with this surname increased during that period. There were 285 people named Stipanovich in 2000 and this count grew by 4.91% to 299 by 2010. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Stipanovich per 100,000 people slightly decreased by 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,133	#66,164	-1.58%
Count	285	299	4.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stipanovich

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Stipanovich". The vast majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, making up 98.60% in 2000 and 95.32% in 2010. This signifies a minor decrease of 3.33% over the decade. Interestingly, there was no recorded ethnicity for Hispanic, Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000. However, by 2010, the Hispanic representation within the Stipanovich surname grew to 4.01%, while other ethnic identities remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.6%	95.32%	-3.33%
Hispanic	0%	4.01%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%