How common is the surname Stephan?

7,840 people in the United States had the surname Stephan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,381 Americans. It ranked 4,522nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Stephan?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Stephan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Stephan?

Lucy Stephan, Australian rower.

Where is the surname Stephan most common?

Wikidata records people named Stephan in Australia.

Is the surname Stephan getting more or less common?

More common. 7,685 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,840 in 2010, up 2.0%.

Is Stephan also a first name?

Yes. Stephan 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 Stephan

A Breton surname, carried by 7,840 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). Stephan is more common than 97.2% of them.

Origin

Breton origin

Ultimately from Ancient Greek στεφανίζω (stephanízō, “to crown”) & Ancient Greek στέφανος (stéphanos, “that which surrounds, crown, wreath”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,840 people named Stephan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 39,381 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,685.

#4,522

rank among US surnames

7,840

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #4,268)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,513	Lemaster	7,858	39,291
#4,514	Ballew	7,857	39,296
#4,515	Riordan	7,848	39,341
#4,517	Volpe	7,847	39,346
#4,518	Conlon	7,845	39,356
#4,519	Servin	7,842	39,371
#4,521	Mertz	7,841	39,376

Who is named Stephan

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

93% of people named Stephan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Stephans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lucy Stephan
Australian rower, born 1991

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Stephan

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

Questions

Where does the surname Stephan come from?: Ultimately from Ancient Greek στεφανίζω (stephanízō, “to crown”) & Ancient Greek στέφανος (stéphanos, “that which surrounds, crown, wreath”).
How common is the surname Stephan?: 7,840 people in the United States had the surname Stephan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,381 Americans. It ranked 4,522nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Stephan?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Stephan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Stephan?: Lucy Stephan, Australian rower.
Where is the surname Stephan most common?: Wikidata records people named Stephan in Australia.
Is the surname Stephan getting more or less common?: More common. 7,685 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,840 in 2010, up 2.0%.
Is Stephan also a first name?: Yes. Stephan 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.