How common is the surname Steger?

5,231 people in the United States had the surname Steger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,022 Americans. It ranked 6,490th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Steger?

Michael Steger, American actor, followed by Norbert Steger.

Where is the surname Steger most common?

Wikidata records people named Steger in Austria and the United States.

Is the surname Steger getting more or less common?

More common. 4,840 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,231 in 2010, up 8.1%.

The surname Steger

A place surname, carried by 5,231 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S326

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Steger is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

* As a German surname for someone who lived near a steep path, from Steiger (“one who ascends”). This surname is also very common in Slavic countries. * As an English surname, variant of Stigger, Sticker (from the noun sticker, referring to several uses of "one who sticks").

Steger is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,231 people named Steger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,022 Americans. That is up 8.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,840.

#6,490

rank among US surnames

5,231

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+8.1%

change since 2000 (was #6,472)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,486	Kile	5,234	58,988
#6,488	Gervais	5,233	59,000
#6,489	Radcliff	5,232	59,011
#6,490	Steger	5,231	59,022

Who is named Steger

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

90% of people named Steger identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Stegers

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Steger
American actor, born 1980
Norbert Steger
Austrian politician, born 1944
Petra Steger
Austrian politician, born 1987

Notable Stegers come mostly from Austria (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Steger

Steger has the Soundex code S326, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S326.

Questions

Where does the surname Steger come from?: * As a German surname for someone who lived near a steep path, from Steiger (“one who ascends”). This surname is also very common in Slavic countries. * As an English surname, variant of Stigger, Sticker (from the noun sticker, referring to several uses of "one who sticks").
How common is the surname Steger?: 5,231 people in the United States had the surname Steger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,022 Americans. It ranked 6,490th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Steger?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Steger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Steger?: Michael Steger, American actor, followed by Norbert Steger.
Where is the surname Steger most common?: Wikidata records people named Steger in Austria and the United States.
What type of surname is Steger?: Steger is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Steger getting more or less common?: More common. 4,840 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,231 in 2010, up 8.1%.