How common is the surname Steiger?

3,986 people in the United States had the surname Steiger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,457 Americans. It ranked 8,313th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Steiger?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Steiger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Steiger?

Rod Steiger, American actor (1925–2002), followed by Brad Steiger.

Where is the surname Steiger most common?

Wikidata records people named Steiger in the United States and Switzerland.

Is the surname Steiger getting more or less common?

More common. 3,828 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,986 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Steiger

A German occupational surname, carried by 3,986 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). Steiger is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

German origin

* As a German surname, variant of Steger. * Also as a German occupational surname for a foreman or mine inspector, and for someone who lived near a steep road, from Steiger (“foreman”, literally “one who ascends”) (see below). * Also as a German surname, from the placename Steige in Alsace or Steige in Baden-Württemberg, these names themselves related to the word meaning to climb or ascend.

Steiger is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

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 3,986 people named Steiger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 77,457 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,828.

#8,313

rank among US surnames

3,986

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #8,000)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,305	Jean-Pierre	3,990	77,380
#8,308	Press	3,989	77,399
#8,312	Steinbach	3,987	77,438
#8,313	Rideout	3,986	77,457
#8,316	Woodhouse	3,985	77,477
#8,317	Odle	3,984	77,496

Who is named Steiger

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

96% of people named Steiger identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Steigers

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rod Steiger
American actor (1925–2002)
Brad Steiger
American author (1936-2018)
Flora Steiger-Crawford
Architect, sculptor (1899-1991)

Notable Steigers come mostly from the United States (2) and Switzerland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Steiger

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

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Steiger come from?: * As a German surname, variant of Steger. * Also as a German occupational surname for a foreman or mine inspector, and for someone who lived near a steep road, from Steiger (“foreman”, literally “one who ascends”) (see below). * Also as a German surname, from the placename Steige in Alsace or…
How common is the surname Steiger?: 3,986 people in the United States had the surname Steiger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,457 Americans. It ranked 8,313th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Steiger?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Steiger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Steiger?: Rod Steiger, American actor (1925–2002), followed by Brad Steiger.
Where is the surname Steiger most common?: Wikidata records people named Steiger in the United States and Switzerland.
What type of surname is Steiger?: Steiger is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Steiger getting more or less common?: More common. 3,828 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,986 in 2010, up 4.1%.