How common is the surname Steffens?

4,947 people in the United States had the surname Steffens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,411 Americans. It ranked 6,818th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Steffens?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Steffens identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Steffens?

Maggie Steffens, American water polo player, followed by Lincoln Steffens.

Where is the surname Steffens most common?

Wikidata records people named Steffens in the United States.

Is the surname Steffens getting more or less common?

More common. 4,774 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,947 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname Steffens

A surname, carried by 4,947 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S315

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Steffens is more common than 95.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,947 people named Steffens in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 62,411 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,774.

#6,818

rank among US surnames

4,947

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #6,547)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,813	Kurth	4,951	62,360
#6,814	Breckenridge	4,949	62,385
#6,817	Abrahamson	4,948	62,398
#6,818	Steffens	4,947	62,411
#6,819	Vizcarra	4,946	62,423

Who is named Steffens

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

95% of people named Steffens identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Steffenss

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Maggie Steffens
American water polo player, born 1993
Lincoln Steffens
American journalist (1866-1936)
Jessica Steffens
American water polo player, born 1987

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Steffens

Steffens 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 Steffens?: 4,947 people in the United States had the surname Steffens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,411 Americans. It ranked 6,818th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Steffens?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Steffens identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Steffens?: Maggie Steffens, American water polo player, followed by Lincoln Steffens.
Where is the surname Steffens most common?: Wikidata records people named Steffens in the United States.
Is the surname Steffens getting more or less common?: More common. 4,774 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,947 in 2010, up 3.6%.