How common is the surname Stickel?

2,459 people in the United States had the surname Stickel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,557 Americans. It ranked 12,587th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Stickel?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Stickel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Stickel?

Lucille F. Stickel, American wildlife toxicologist.

Where is the surname Stickel most common?

Wikidata records people named Stickel in the United States.

Is the surname Stickel getting more or less common?

More common. 2,247 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,459 in 2010, up 9.4%.

The surname Stickel

A German surname, carried by 2,459 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S324

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Stickel is more common than 92.2% of them.

Origin

German origin

* As a German surname, from Middle High German stickel (“hill, slope”), itself from the root of stickle (“steep, high”). * Also as a German surname, from Middle High German stickel (“spine, prickle”), also related to sense 1 of the above.

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 2,459 people named Stickel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 125,557 Americans. That is up 9.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,247.

#12,587

rank among US surnames

2,459

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+9.4%

change since 2000 (was #12,638)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,581	Storch	2,461	125,455
#12,584	Graver	2,460	125,506
#12,587	Leu	2,459	125,557
#12,593	Roesler	2,458	125,608

Who is named Stickel

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

95% of people named Stickel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Stickels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lucille F. Stickel
American wildlife toxicologist, 1915–2007

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Stickel

Stickel has the Soundex code S324, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S324.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Stickel come from?: * As a German surname, from Middle High German stickel (“hill, slope”), itself from the root of stickle (“steep, high”). * Also as a German surname, from Middle High German stickel (“spine, prickle”), also related to sense 1 of the above.
How common is the surname Stickel?: 2,459 people in the United States had the surname Stickel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,557 Americans. It ranked 12,587th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Stickel?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Stickel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Stickel?: Lucille F. Stickel, American wildlife toxicologist.
Where is the surname Stickel most common?: Wikidata records people named Stickel in the United States.
Is the surname Stickel getting more or less common?: More common. 2,247 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,459 in 2010, up 9.4%.