How common is the surname Steffen?

11,494 people in the United States had the surname Steffen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,861 Americans. It ranked 3,144th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Steffen?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Steffen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Steffen?

Zack Steffen, American soccer player, followed by Anthony Steffen.

Where is the surname Steffen most common?

Wikidata records people named Steffen in the United States and Brazil.

Is the surname Steffen getting more or less common?

More common. 11,252 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,494 in 2010, up 2.2%.

Is Steffen also a first name?

Yes. Steffen 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 Steffen

A German surname, carried by 11,494 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). Steffen is more common than 98.1% of them.

Origin

German origin

A surname from German.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,494 people named Steffen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,861 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,252.

#3,144

rank among US surnames

11,494

people in 2010

3.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #2,937)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,135	Troutman	11,519	26,803
#3,136	Tello	11,512	26,819
#3,137	Nielson	11,511	26,822
#3,138	Cary	11,506	26,833
#3,140	Ruelas	11,505	26,836
#3,141	Grigsby	11,501	26,845
#3,142	Maciel	11,500	26,847

Who is named Steffen

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

96% of people named Steffen identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Steffens

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Zack Steffen
American soccer player, born 1995
Anthony Steffen
Brazilian actor (1930–2004)
Otto Steffen
American gymnast (1874–1957)

Notable Steffens come mostly from the United States (2) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Steffen

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

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Steffen come from?: Steffen is German in origin.
How common is the surname Steffen?: 11,494 people in the United States had the surname Steffen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,861 Americans. It ranked 3,144th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Steffen?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Steffen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Steffen?: Zack Steffen, American soccer player, followed by Anthony Steffen.
Where is the surname Steffen most common?: Wikidata records people named Steffen in the United States and Brazil.
Is the surname Steffen getting more or less common?: More common. 11,252 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,494 in 2010, up 2.2%.
Is Steffen also a first name?: Yes. Steffen 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.