How common is the surname Studebaker?

2,627 people in the United States had the surname Studebaker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,528 Americans. It ranked 11,919th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Studebaker?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Studebaker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Studebaker?

Sara Studebaker, American biathlete.

Where is the surname Studebaker most common?

Wikidata records people named Studebaker in the United States.

Is the surname Studebaker getting more or less common?

More common. 2,533 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,627 in 2010, up 3.7%.

What are other spellings of Studebaker?

Stutenbecker, Staudenbecker, Stutenbecher and Staudenbecher.

The surname Studebaker

A German surname, carried by 2,627 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex S331

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Studebaker is more common than 92.7% of them.

Origin

German origin

From German Stutenbecker, from Staudenbecker, from Stauden+Becker.

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 2,627 people named Studebaker in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 117,528 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,533.

#11,919

rank among US surnames

2,627

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #11,410)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,914	Cowgill	2,628	117,483
#11,919	Karsten	2,627	117,528
#11,925	Festa	2,626	117,573
#11,926	Brass	2,625	117,617
#11,928	Polansky	2,624	117,662

Who is named Studebaker

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

94% of people named Studebaker identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Studebakers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sara Studebaker
American biathlete, born 1984

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Stutenbecker
Staudenbecker
Stutenbecher
Staudenbecher

Studebaker has the Soundex code S331, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S331.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Studebaker come from?: From German Stutenbecker, from Staudenbecker, from Stauden+Becker.
How common is the surname Studebaker?: 2,627 people in the United States had the surname Studebaker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,528 Americans. It ranked 11,919th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Studebaker?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Studebaker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Studebaker?: Sara Studebaker, American biathlete.
Where is the surname Studebaker most common?: Wikidata records people named Studebaker in the United States.
Is the surname Studebaker getting more or less common?: More common. 2,533 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,627 in 2010, up 3.7%.
What are other spellings of Studebaker?: Stutenbecker, Staudenbecker, Stutenbecher and Staudenbecher.