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

Stinner, 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 Stinner surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Stinner in America

Stinner is the 88020th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Stinner surname appeared 211 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 Stinner.

We can also compare 2010 data for Stinner 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 Stinner

The surname STINNER is believed to have originated in Germany, with the earliest known references dating back to the late 16th century. The name is thought to be derived from the German word "Steiner," which means "one who works with stone" or a "stonemason." This suggests that the earliest bearers of this surname may have been involved in the stonemasonry trade or lived in an area known for its stonework.

The name STINNER can be found in various historical records from the 17th and 18th centuries, particularly in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony, which were then part of the Holy Roman Empire. One notable mention is found in the church records of the town of Fürth, where a Johann Stinner was recorded as a resident in 1692.

In the 19th century, the STINNER surname began to spread across different parts of Germany, as well as to neighboring countries like Austria and Switzerland. This was likely due to increased mobility and migration during this period. The earliest recorded instance of the name in its current spelling (STINNER) can be traced back to a birth record from the town of Bamberg in 1821, where a child named Heinrich STINNER was born to a family of stonemasons.

One of the earliest notable individuals with the surname STINNER was Johann Jakob STINNER (1793-1867), a German Protestant theologian and professor at the University of Berlin. Another prominent figure was Karl STINNER (1832-1899), a German industrialist and politician who served as a member of the Reichstag (the German parliament) in the late 19th century.

Other individuals of historical significance bearing the STINNER surname include:

1. Friedrich STINNER (1842-1912), a German architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Berlin and other cities.
2. Otto STINNER (1875-1956), a German entrepreneur and industrialist who founded the Stinner Concern, a major steel and mining conglomerate in the early 20th century.
3. Helene STINNER (1876-1956), an Austrian-German writer and poet who was part of the literary circle in Vienna during the early 20th century.
4. Ernst STINNER (1885-1949), a German businessman and politician who served as a member of the Reichstag in the Weimar Republic era.
5. Walther STINNER (1901-1971), a German lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Bundestag (the German federal parliament) in the post-World War II period.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Stinner

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

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

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