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    The surname Steenson

    A patronymic surname, carried by 595 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S352

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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). Steenson is more common than 76.9% of them.

    Origin

    Two main origins: * Patronymic surname, from Steen + -son; Steen is a reduced form of the personal name Steven. * Variant of Steensen.

    Steenson 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 595 people named Steenson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 518,900 Americans. That is up 7.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 553.

    #37,442
    rank among US surnames
    595
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.6%
    change since 2000 (was #37,788)

    Who is named Steenson

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

    93% of people named Steenson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as two or more races and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Steensons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jeffrey N. Steenson
      American Catholic prelate, born 1952

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Steenson

    Steenson has the Soundex code S352, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S352.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Steenson come from?
    Two main origins: * Patronymic surname, from Steen + -son; Steen is a reduced form of the personal name Steven. * Variant of Steensen.
    How common is the surname Steenson?
    595 people in the United States had the surname Steenson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 518,900 Americans. It ranked 37,442nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Steenson?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Steenson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Steenson?
    Jeffrey N. Steenson, American Catholic prelate.
    Where is the surname Steenson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Steenson in the United States.
    What type of surname is Steenson?
    Steenson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Steenson getting more or less common?
    More common. 553 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 595 in 2010, up 7.6%.
    Is Steenson also a first name?
    Yes. Steenson 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.