How common is the surname Steve?

1,891 people in the United States had the surname Steve in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,271 Americans. It ranked 15,483rd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Steve getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,034 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,891 in 2010, down 7.0%.

Is Steve also a first name?

Yes. Steve 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 Steve

A surname, carried by 1,891 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S310 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). Steve is more common than 90.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,891 people named Steve in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 163,271 Americans. That is down 7.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,034.

#15,483

rank among US surnames

1,891

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-7%

change since 2000 (was #13,675)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,477	Parga	1,892	163,185
#15,483	Gridley	1,891	163,271

Who is named Steve

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

70% of people named Steve identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 11% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
American Indian and Alaska Native 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Steve

Steve 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 Steve?: 1,891 people in the United States had the surname Steve in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,271 Americans. It ranked 15,483rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Steve?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Steve identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Steve getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,034 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,891 in 2010, down 7.0%.
Is Steve also a first name?: Yes. Steve 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.