How common is the surname Stefano?

1,285 people in the United States had the surname Stefano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 240,269 Americans. It ranked 20,617th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Stefano?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Stefano identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Stefano?

Michael Stefano, American pornographic actor, followed by Joey Stefano.

Where is the surname Stefano most common?

Wikidata records people named Stefano in the United States.

Is the surname Stefano getting more or less common?

More common. 1,235 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,285 in 2010, up 4.0%.

Is Stefano also a first name?

Yes. Stefano 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 Stefano

A surname, carried by 1,285 people in the United States.

3 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). Stefano is more common than 87.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,285 people named Stefano in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 240,269 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,235.

#20,617

rank among US surnames

1,285

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #20,087)

Who is named Stefano

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

93% of people named Stefano identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Stefanos

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Stefano
American pornographic actor, born 1969
Joey Stefano
American pornographic actor (1968–1994)
Joseph Stefano
American screenwriter (1922-2006)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Stefano

Stefano 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 Stefano?: 1,285 people in the United States had the surname Stefano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 240,269 Americans. It ranked 20,617th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Stefano?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Stefano identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Stefano?: Michael Stefano, American pornographic actor, followed by Joey Stefano.
Where is the surname Stefano most common?: Wikidata records people named Stefano in the United States.
Is the surname Stefano getting more or less common?: More common. 1,235 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,285 in 2010, up 4.0%.
Is Stefano also a first name?: Yes. Stefano 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.