How common is the surname Steadman?

7,642 people in the United States had the surname Steadman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,401 Americans. It ranked 4,645th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Steadman?

Alison Steadman, British actress, followed by Ralph Steadman.

Where is the surname Steadman most common?

Wikidata records people named Steadman in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Steadman getting more or less common?

More common. 7,261 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,642 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Steadman

A surname, carried by 7,642 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S335

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Steadman is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,642 people named Steadman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,401 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,261.

#4,645

rank among US surnames

7,642

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,499)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,640	Flanigan	7,648	40,369
#4,642	McKeever	7,647	40,375
#4,644	Reuter	7,643	40,396
#4,645	Whiteman	7,642	40,401

Who is named Steadman

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

83% of people named Steadman identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Steadmans

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alison Steadman
British actress, born 1946
Ralph Steadman
British cartoonist (born 1936)
Vera Steadman
American actress (1900-1966)
Catherine Steadman
British actress, born 1983

Notable Steadmans come mostly from the United Kingdom (3) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Steadman

Stedman

Steadman has the Soundex code S335, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S335.

Questions

How common is the surname Steadman?: 7,642 people in the United States had the surname Steadman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,401 Americans. It ranked 4,645th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Steadman?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Steadman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Steadman?: Alison Steadman, British actress, followed by Ralph Steadman.
Where is the surname Steadman most common?: Wikidata records people named Steadman in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Steadman getting more or less common?: More common. 7,261 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,642 in 2010, up 5.2%.