How common is the surname Stephani?

548 people in the United States had the surname Stephani in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 563,404 Americans. It ranked 40,016th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Stephani?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Stephani identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Stephani getting more or less common?

More common. 507 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 548 in 2010, up 8.1%.

Is Stephani also a first name?

Yes. Stephani 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 Stephani

A German patronymic surname, carried by 548 people in the United States.

3 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). Stephani is more common than 75.3% of them.

Origin

German origin

Two main origins: * Borrowed from German Stephani, a Latinized patronymic surname from the personal name Stephanus. * Variant spelling of Italian Stefani.

Stephani is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

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 548 people named Stephani in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 563,404 Americans. That is up 8.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 507.

#40,016

rank among US surnames

548

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+8.1%

change since 2000 (was #40,622)

Who is named Stephani

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

94% of people named Stephani identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Two or more races 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Stephani

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

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Stephani come from?: Two main origins: * Borrowed from German Stephani, a Latinized patronymic surname from the personal name Stephanus. * Variant spelling of Italian Stefani.
How common is the surname Stephani?: 548 people in the United States had the surname Stephani in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 563,404 Americans. It ranked 40,016th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Stephani?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Stephani identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
What type of surname is Stephani?: Stephani is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Stephani getting more or less common?: More common. 507 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 548 in 2010, up 8.1%.
Is Stephani also a first name?: Yes. Stephani 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.