Explore the Family Name Stuit

The meaning of Stuit

Dutch: 1. metonymic occupational name for a baker of fancy breads, from Middle Dutch stute, stuyt ‘white bread, cake’. Compare Studebaker. 2. (in Groningen): locally explained as a nickname derived from substituut ‘deputy’ for someone working as a stand-in civil servant. 3. nickname for someone born bottom first, from Dutch stuit ‘coccyx’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Stuit has seen a slight downward shift in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it was ranked 88,461 and by 2010, the rank had dropped to 97,210, indicating a decrease of 9.89%. The count of individuals with this surname also showed a minor decline from 195 in 2000 to 187 in 2010, which represents a -4.1% change. Similarly, the proportion per 100,000 people fell from 0.07 to 0.06, marking a -14.29% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#88,461	#97,210	-9.89%
Count	195	187	-4.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.06	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stuit

When it comes to ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of the people with the Stuit surname identify as White. This group saw a slight increase from 92.82% in 2000 to 94.65% in 2010, a growth rate of 1.97%. Interestingly, those identifying with two or more races decreased from 4.62% to 0%, indicating a demographic shift within the Stuit family. There were no reported instances of Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native amongst the people carrying the Stuit surname in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.82%	94.65%	1.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	4.62%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%