How common is the surname Stiefel?

2,059 people in the United States had the surname Stiefel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,949 Americans. It ranked 14,492nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Stiefel?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Stiefel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Stiefel?

Ethan Stiefel, American ballet dancer.

Where is the surname Stiefel most common?

Wikidata records people named Stiefel in the United States.

Is the surname Stiefel getting more or less common?

More common. 1,958 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,059 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Stiefel

A surname, carried by 2,059 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S314

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Stiefel is more common than 91.1% of them.

Origin

German and Jewish surname, from the noun Stiefel (“boot”). Also a pet form of Stefan.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,059 people named Stiefel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 149,949 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,958.

#14,492

rank among US surnames

2,059

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #14,101)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,485	Garten	2,061	149,804
#14,489	Freels	2,060	149,876
#14,492	Stiefel	2,059	149,949
#14,495	Cazarez	2,058	150,022

Who is named Stiefel

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

94% of people named Stiefel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Stiefels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ethan Stiefel
American ballet dancer, born 1973

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Stiefel

Stiffler

Stiefel has the Soundex code S314, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S314.

Questions

Where does the surname Stiefel come from?: German and Jewish surname, from the noun Stiefel (“boot”). Also a pet form of Stefan.
How common is the surname Stiefel?: 2,059 people in the United States had the surname Stiefel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,949 Americans. It ranked 14,492nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Stiefel?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Stiefel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Stiefel?: Ethan Stiefel, American ballet dancer.
Where is the surname Stiefel most common?: Wikidata records people named Stiefel in the United States.
Is the surname Stiefel getting more or less common?: More common. 1,958 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,059 in 2010, up 5.2%.