How common is the surname Stefan?

3,013 people in the United States had the surname Stefan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 102,471 Americans. It ranked 10,628th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Stefan?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Stefan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Stefan?

Paul Stefan, Austrian historian (1879-1943).

Where is the surname Stefan most common?

Wikidata records people named Stefan in Austria.

Is the surname Stefan getting more or less common?

More common. 2,722 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,013 in 2010, up 11%.

Is Stefan also a first name?

Yes. Stefan 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.

The surname Stefan

A surname, carried by 3,013 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S315 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Stefan is more common than 93.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,013 people named Stefan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 102,471 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,722.

#10,628

rank among US surnames

3,013

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+10.7%

change since 2000 (was #10,757)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,620	Cardillo	3,015	102,403
#10,626	Leclerc	3,014	102,437
#10,628	Stefan	3,013	102,471
#10,631	Kula	3,012	102,505
#10,636	Schermerhorn	3,011	102,539

Who is named Stefan

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

93% of people named Stefan identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 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 Stefans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Stefan
Austrian historian (1879-1943)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Stefan

Stefan has the Soundex code S315, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S315.

Questions

How common is the surname Stefan?: 3,013 people in the United States had the surname Stefan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 102,471 Americans. It ranked 10,628th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Stefan?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Stefan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Stefan?: Paul Stefan, Austrian historian (1879-1943).
Where is the surname Stefan most common?: Wikidata records people named Stefan in Austria.
Is the surname Stefan getting more or less common?: More common. 2,722 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,013 in 2010, up 11%.
Is Stefan also a first name?: Yes. Stefan 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.