Explore the Family Name Stonebreaker

The meaning of Stonebreaker

1. English: occupational name for a worker in a quarry, from Middle English stone ‘stone’ + an agent derivative of breken ‘to break’. 2. Americanized form (translation into English) of German Steinbrecher or the Dutch equivalent, Steenbreker.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Stonebreaker" saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 60,083 and fell to 61,585 in 2010, signifying a change of -2.5% in its ranking. However, the count of individuals with the Stonebreaker surname increased slightly from 314 in 2000 to 326 in 2010, indicating a rise of 3.82%. Despite this increase, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 8.33%, going from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,083	#61,585	-2.5%
Count	314	326	3.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stonebreaker

In regards to ethnic identity associated with the Stonebreaker surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that 'White' is the predominant ethnicity, growing from 89.81% in 2000 to 93.87% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as more than one race decreased significantly from 3.82% to 1.84%, a drop of 51.83%. Hispanic identification minimally decreased by 3.66%, while the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped completely from 1.91% to 0% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals with Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnic identity for either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.81%	93.87%	4.52%
Hispanic	3.82%	3.68%	-3.66%
Two or More Races	3.82%	1.84%	-51.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.91%	0%	0%