Find out how popular the last name Stauffer is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Stauffer.

Stauffer, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Stauffer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Stauffer in America

Stauffer is the 2307th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Stauffer surname appeared 15,821 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 people would have the surname Stauffer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Stauffer to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Stauffer

The surname Stauffer is of German origin, originating in the late medieval period around the 13th or 14th century. It is derived from the German word "Stauf," which was used to describe someone who lived near a ravine or steep slope. The name may have originated in areas of present-day Germany where such geographical features were prevalent.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Stauffer can be found in old German records and documents from the 14th and 15th centuries. One notable example is Johannes Stauffer, a wealthy merchant from Nuremberg who lived in the late 15th century.

As the name spread throughout German-speaking regions, it evolved into various spellings and variations, such as Staufer, Stauffacher, and Stöffler. One notable individual with a similar surname was Johann Stöffler, a German mathematician and astronomer from the late 15th and early 16th centuries.

In the 16th century, the Stauffer name appeared in the records of Swiss Anabaptists, a Protestant religious movement that emerged during the Reformation. One of the earliest known Anabaptists with the surname was Jacob Stauffer, who was executed for his beliefs in Zurich in 1527.

As the name spread beyond German-speaking regions, it also became associated with other places and cultures. For example, in the 18th century, there was a notable French-Swiss sculptor named Jean Stauffer, who was born in Paris in 1728 and worked primarily in Switzerland.

Another significant figure with the Stauffer surname was Albrecht Stauffer, a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (the country's executive branch) in the late 19th century. He served as the President of the Swiss Confederation in 1892.

Other notable individuals with the Stauffer surname include Ethan Allen Stauffer, an American politician from Pennsylvania who served in the United States House of Representatives in the late 19th century, and David Andrew Stauffer, an American engineer and physicist known for his contributions to the study of phase transitions and critical phenomena in the 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Stauffer

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Stauffer.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Stauffer was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Stauffer has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Stauffer was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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