How common is the surname Steckel?

1,095 people in the United States had the surname Steckel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 281,959 Americans. It ranked 23,268th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Steckel?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Steckel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Steckel?

Dave Steckel, American ice hockey player.

Where is the surname Steckel most common?

Wikidata records people named Steckel in the United States.

Is the surname Steckel getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,306 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,095 in 2010, down 16%.

The surname Steckel

A surname, carried by 1,095 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S324

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Steckel is more common than 85.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,095 people named Steckel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 281,959 Americans. That is down 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,306.

#23,268

rank among US surnames

1,095

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-16.2%

change since 2000 (was #19,222)

Who is named Steckel

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

97% of people named Steckel identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Two or more races 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Steckels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dave Steckel
American ice hockey player, born 1982

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Steckel

Steckel has the Soundex code S324, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S324.

Questions

How common is the surname Steckel?: 1,095 people in the United States had the surname Steckel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 281,959 Americans. It ranked 23,268th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Steckel?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Steckel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Steckel?: Dave Steckel, American ice hockey player.
Where is the surname Steckel most common?: Wikidata records people named Steckel in the United States.
Is the surname Steckel getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,306 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,095 in 2010, down 16%.