How common is the surname Stedman?

4,576 people in the United States had the surname Stedman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,471 Americans. It ranked 7,282nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Stedman?

Myrtle Stedman, American actress (1883-1938), followed by Ivan Stedman.

Where is the surname Stedman most common?

Wikidata records people named Stedman in the United States, Australia and Dutch Republic.

Is the surname Stedman getting more or less common?

More common. 4,336 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,576 in 2010, up 5.5%.

The surname Stedman

A surname, carried by 4,576 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). Stedman is more common than 95.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,576 people named Stedman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 67,471 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,336.

#7,282

rank among US surnames

4,576

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,104)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,275	Grajeda	4,580	67,412
#7,279	Pelkey	4,579	67,426
#7,281	Sacks	4,577	67,456
#7,282	Stedman	4,576	67,471
#7,283	Dickenson	4,575	67,485
#7,284	Swick	4,574	67,500

Who is named Stedman

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

92% of people named Stedman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Stedmans

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Myrtle Stedman
American actress (1883-1938)
Ivan Stedman
Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist (1895-1979)
John Gabriel Stedman
British–Dutch soldier, slave catcher and author (1744-1797)
Edmund Clarence Stedman
American poet, critic, and essayist (1833–1908)

Notable Stedmans come mostly from the United States (2), Australia (1) and Dutch Republic (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Stedman

Steadman

Stedman 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 Stedman?: 4,576 people in the United States had the surname Stedman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,471 Americans. It ranked 7,282nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Stedman?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Stedman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Stedman?: Myrtle Stedman, American actress (1883-1938), followed by Ivan Stedman.
Where is the surname Stedman most common?: Wikidata records people named Stedman in the United States, Australia and Dutch Republic.
Is the surname Stedman getting more or less common?: More common. 4,336 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,576 in 2010, up 5.5%.