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

Steinkopf, 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 Steinkopf surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Steinkopf in America

Steinkopf is the 99378th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Steinkopf surname appeared 182 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Steinkopf.

We can also compare 2010 data for Steinkopf 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 Steinkopf

The surname Steinkopf has its origins in Germany, where it first emerged in the Middle Ages. It is derived from the German words "stein," meaning "stone," and "kopf," meaning "head." The name likely referred to a physical characteristic, such as a person with a large or unusually shaped head.

The earliest known record of the name Steinkopf dates back to the 13th century, appearing in historical documents from the region of Saxony-Anhalt in central Germany. In those times, the name was often spelled in various ways, including Steinkopff, Steynkopf, and Steinkopffe.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Steinkopf was Johannes Steinkopf, a merchant who lived in the city of Magdeburg in the mid-14th century. Another notable bearer of the name was Hans Steinkopf, a Lutheran pastor who served in the town of Halberstadt in the 16th century.

In the 17th century, the Steinkopf family established a presence in the city of Frankfurt am Main, where they became prominent merchants and bankers. One member of this family, Johann Philipp Steinkopf (1648-1703), was a successful businessman and served as a city councilor.

The name Steinkopf also gained recognition in the 18th century through the work of Johann Gottlieb Steinkopf (1719-1797), a German theologian and writer who authored several influential works on Christianity and morality.

Another notable figure with the Steinkopf surname was Carl Wilhelm Steinkopf (1773-1859), a German jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge and professor of law at the University of Jena.

While the name Steinkopf has its roots in Germany, it has also been found in other parts of Europe and the Americas, likely due to migration and the spread of German culture and influence over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Steinkopf

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

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 Steinkopf 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 Steinkopf 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 Steinkopf was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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