How common is the surname Steppe?

1,159 people in the United States had the surname Steppe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 266,390 Americans. It ranked 22,246th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Steppe?

Kenny Steppe, Belgian footballer.

Where is the surname Steppe most common?

Wikidata records people named Steppe in Belgium.

Is the surname Steppe getting more or less common?

More common. 1,066 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,159 in 2010, up 8.7%.

The surname Steppe

A surname, carried by 1,159 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S310

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Steppe is more common than 86.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,159 people named Steppe in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 266,390 Americans. That is up 8.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,066.

#22,246

rank among US surnames

1,159

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.7%

change since 2000 (was #22,521)

Who is named Steppe

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

79% of people named Steppe identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Steppes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kenny Steppe
Belgian footballer, born 1988

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Steppe

Steppe has the Soundex code S310, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S310.

Questions

How common is the surname Steppe?: 1,159 people in the United States had the surname Steppe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 266,390 Americans. It ranked 22,246th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Steppe?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Steppe identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Steppe?: Kenny Steppe, Belgian footballer.
Where is the surname Steppe most common?: Wikidata records people named Steppe in Belgium.
Is the surname Steppe getting more or less common?: More common. 1,066 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,159 in 2010, up 8.7%.