How common is the surname Stills?

2,081 people in the United States had the surname Stills in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,364 Americans. It ranked 14,368th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Stills?

Stephen Stills, American musician (born 1945).

Where is the surname Stills most common?

Wikidata records people named Stills in the United States.

Is the surname Stills getting more or less common?

More common. 1,859 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,081 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Stills

A surname, carried by 2,081 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S342

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

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,081 people named Stills in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 148,364 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,859.

#14,368

rank among US surnames

2,081

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+11.9%

change since 2000 (was #14,664)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,363	Heinrichs	2,082	148,293
#14,368	Artman	2,081	148,364
#14,374	Sclafani	2,080	148,435

Who is named Stills

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

55% of people named Stills identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 55%
Black (not Hispanic) 37%
Two or more races 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%

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 Stillss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stephen Stills
American musician (born 1945)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Stills

Stills has the Soundex code S342, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S342.

Questions

How common is the surname Stills?: 2,081 people in the United States had the surname Stills in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,364 Americans. It ranked 14,368th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Stills?: In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Stills identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Stills?: Stephen Stills, American musician (born 1945).
Where is the surname Stills most common?: Wikidata records people named Stills in the United States.
Is the surname Stills getting more or less common?: More common. 1,859 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,081 in 2010, up 12%.