How common is the surname Stella?

4,053 people in the United States had the surname Stella in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,177 Americans. It ranked 8,178th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Stella?

In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Stella identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Stella?

Frank Stella, American painter and printmaker (1936–2024), followed by Joseph Stella.

Where is the surname Stella most common?

Wikidata records people named Stella in the United States and the Kingdom of Italy.

Is the surname Stella getting more or less common?

More common. 4,012 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,053 in 2010, up 1.0%.

Is Stella also a first name?

Yes. Stella 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 Stella

A surname, carried by 4,053 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S340 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). Stella is more common than 95% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,053 people named Stella in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,177 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,012.

#8,178

rank among US surnames

4,053

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1%

change since 2000 (was #7,642)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,173	Crafton	4,056	76,121
#8,174	Lark	4,055	76,139
#8,176	Hazard	4,054	76,158
#8,178	Stella	4,053	76,177
#8,184	Kaczmarek	4,052	76,196

Who is named Stella

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

87% of people named Stella identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9.2%
Two or more races 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Stellas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frank Stella
American painter and printmaker (1936–2024)
Joseph Stella
American artist (1877-1946)

Notable Stellas come mostly from the United States (1) and the Kingdom of Italy (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Stella

Stella has the Soundex code S340, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S340.

Questions

How common is the surname Stella?: 4,053 people in the United States had the surname Stella in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,177 Americans. It ranked 8,178th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Stella?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Stella identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Stella?: Frank Stella, American painter and printmaker (1936–2024), followed by Joseph Stella.
Where is the surname Stella most common?: Wikidata records people named Stella in the United States and the Kingdom of Italy.
Is the surname Stella getting more or less common?: More common. 4,012 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,053 in 2010, up 1.0%.
Is Stella also a first name?: Yes. Stella 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.