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The surname Stecker

A surname, carried by 3,073 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S326

Stecker: #10,462 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Stecker #10,462, 3,073 people Stecker: #10,462 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Stecker #10,462, 3,073 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Stecker is more common than 93.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,073 people named Stecker in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 100,470 Americans. That is up 40% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,190.

#10,462
rank among US surnames
3,073
people in 2010
1.0
per 100,000 Americans
+40.3%
change since 2000 (was #12,883)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#10,453Mellen3,076100,372
#10,458Hagar3,075100,405
#10,459Doria3,074100,438
#10,462Stecker3,073100,470
#10,465Janzen3,072100,503
#10,466McAlpin3,071100,536
#10,468Carreiro3,070100,569

Who is named Stecker

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

95% of people named Stecker identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

  • White (not Hispanic) 95%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
  • Two or more races 1.0%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Steckers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Skylar Stecker
    American singer and songwriter (born 2002)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Stecker

Stecker has the Soundex code S326, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S326.

Questions

How common is the surname Stecker?
3,073 people in the United States had the surname Stecker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,470 Americans. It ranked 10,462nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Stecker?
In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Stecker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Stecker?
Skylar Stecker, American singer and songwriter (born 2002).
Where is the surname Stecker most common?
Wikidata records people named Stecker in the United States.
Is the surname Stecker getting more or less common?
More common. 2,190 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,073 in 2010, up 40%.