How common is the surname Staff?

2,116 people in the United States had the surname Staff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 145,910 Americans. It ranked 14,191st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Staff?

Jamie Staff, British cyclist, followed by Kathy Staff.

Where is the surname Staff most common?

Wikidata records people named Staff in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Staff getting more or less common?

More common. 1,642 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,116 in 2010, up 29%.

The surname Staff

A surname, carried by 2,116 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S310

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Staff is more common than 91.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,116 people named Staff in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 145,910 Americans. That is up 29% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,642.

#14,191

rank among US surnames

2,116

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+28.9%

change since 2000 (was #16,184)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,184	Pusateri	2,117	145,841
#14,191	Majano	2,116	145,910
#14,197	Riggio	2,115	145,979

Who is named Staff

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Staff identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Staffs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jamie Staff
British cyclist, born 1973
Kathy Staff
British actress (1928–2008)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Staff

Staff has the Soundex code S310, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S310.

Questions

How common is the surname Staff?: 2,116 people in the United States had the surname Staff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 145,910 Americans. It ranked 14,191st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Staff?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Staff identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Staff?: Jamie Staff, British cyclist, followed by Kathy Staff.
Where is the surname Staff most common?: Wikidata records people named Staff in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Staff getting more or less common?: More common. 1,642 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,116 in 2010, up 29%.