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    The surname Steen

    A patronymic surname, carried by 12,989 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex S350

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Steen is more common than 98.3% of them.

    Origin

    * As a general Germanic surname, from Dutch Steen, West Flemish van der steen, Danish Steen, Swedish Steen, Norwegian Steen. Doublet of Stone and Stein. Compare Staines. * As a Scottish surname, shortened from Stephen. * As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, shortened from mac Stiamhna (“son of Stephen”), usually Anglicized as McStephen, McStein.

    Steen is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 12,989 people named Steen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,770 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,356.

    #2,776
    rank among US surnames
    12,989
    people in 2010
    4.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.1%
    change since 2000 (was #2,686)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,767Baltazar13,04523,668
    #2,768Salisbury13,03823,680
    #2,769Easter13,03623,684
    #2,770Burden13,02823,699
    #2,772Salvador13,02123,711
    #2,773Schell13,01623,720
    #2,774Devlin13,01423,724

    Who is named Steen

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

    82% of people named Steen identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 82%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 13%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Steens

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Johannes Steen
      6th Prime Minister of Norway (1827–1906)
    • James Steen
      American water polo player (1876–1949)
    • Lynn Steen
      American mathematician (1941–2015)
    • Michael Stean
      British chess grandmaster, born 1953

    Notable Steens come mostly from the United States (2), Norway (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Steen

    Steen has the Soundex code S350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S350.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Steen come from?
    * As a general Germanic surname, from Dutch Steen, West Flemish van der steen, Danish Steen, Swedish Steen, Norwegian Steen. Doublet of Stone and Stein. Compare Staines. * As a Scottish surname, shortened from Stephen. * As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, shortened from mac Stiamhna (“son of…
    How common is the surname Steen?
    12,989 people in the United States had the surname Steen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,770 Americans. It ranked 2,776th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Steen?
    In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Steen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Steen?
    Johannes Steen, 6th Prime Minister of Norway (1827–1906), followed by James Steen.
    Where is the surname Steen most common?
    Wikidata records people named Steen in the United States, Norway and the United Kingdom.
    What type of surname is Steen?
    Steen is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Steen getting more or less common?
    More common. 12,356 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,989 in 2010, up 5.1%.
    Is Steen also a first name?
    Yes. Steen is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.