Stauffer Surname

19,525th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,090 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Stauffer Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Staufen (goblet), in Germany; dweller at the top of the mountain; dweller at the sign of the goblet of cup, a tavern sign.

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Stauffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,5411:17,6462,239
Switzerland4,6481:1,767162
Canada7851:46,9375,741
France7321:90,74113,066
Germany4731:170,20220,054
Brazil2001:1,070,37237,537
Austria1861:45,7827,317
Argentina1281:333,93326,358
Australia921:293,43225,879
Luxembourg551:10,5551,817
Finland361:152,68613,963
Paraguay291:249,5434,299
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
England161:3,482,379114,324
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
China41:341,830,39216,990
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3761:14,8751,906

Stauffer (30) may also be a first name.

Stauffer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Staufen (goblet), in Germany; dweller at the top of the mountain; dweller at the sign of the goblet of cup, a tavern sign.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Stouffer (Stauffer, Stover) is a German surname brought into the Americas in the 1800's. Stouffer means 'slope' or 'steep'. This name was common in Switzerland and in Sweden around very mountainous and hilly areas.

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Stauffer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Stauffer Come From? nationality or country of origin

Stauffer (Russian: Стауффер) is found most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stauffer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 19,525th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 259,436 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Stauffer live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. Stauffer is also the 1,911,214th most common first name at a global level It is held by 30 people.

Stauffer is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 20,541 people, or 1 in 17,646. In The United States Stauffer is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 25 percent live, Ohio, where 6 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 56 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Stauffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stauffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stauffer surname rose 608 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stauffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stauffer last name are 24.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stauffer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.1% less than the national average, earning $42,676 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.01% more than the national average, earning $51,673 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stauffert9485/
Staudffer941/
Stauffeer941/
Staufer931,678/
Stuffer93762/
Staffer93169/
Stauffe931/
Stouffer885,143/
Staffier88242/
Staufert88138/
Stuffert8814/
Stapffer886/
Staffeur884/
Stafferd883/
Stavffer883/
Sthaffer881/
Staeffer881/
Stauferd881/
Stauffes881/
Stawffer881/
Stayffer881/
Staffert881/
Shtaffer881/
Staaffer880/
Staufeer880/
Steuffer880/
Stauffee880/
Steaffer880/
Staffe86395/
Stufer8610/
Stafer865/
Stuffe862/
Staufe861/
Staufferová841/
Stauferth822/
Stouffert820/
Stoueffer820/
Stoffer804,189/
Stapfer80802/
Stuefer80617/
Stoufer80385/
Staffey80132/
Stouffe8045/
Stajfer8030/
Staifer8021/
Stupfer8018/
Stuffet8018/
Steufer8012/
Staffed806/
Staffie804/
Stuffie803/
Steuffe803/
Stutfer801/
Staffes801/
Stafier801/
Stuifer801/
Staaffe800/
Stuffed800/
Stauffa800/
Stufert800/
Stafert800/
Stawfer800/
Staafer800/
Staferd800/
Stafe7742/
Stufe774/
Stoffere7516/
Steiffer7511/
Staffeth7510/
Staffire755/
Stowffer753/
Stauffis752/
Stoeffer752/
Staffird751/
Stouffeu751/
Shtoffer751/
Stofferd750/
Steaffey750/
Staafeer750/
Stieffer750/
Stooffer750/
Staupher750/
Stouffee750/
Stovffer750/
Stoupfer750/
Stouferd750/
Staffa712,803/
Stafie712,097/
Stofer711,523/
Stoffe7188/
Stiffe7182/
Staffy7158/
Stafei7139/
Staffi7132/
Stafir7130/
Staferova7127/
Steiffert7123/
Stüffe7120/
Staefe7120/
Stafre7118/
Steupfert717/
Stuffy715/
Stafey715/
Steufe713/
Stuffa713/
Stafes712/
Steiffier711/
Stoufe711/
Stahfe711/
Stuefe711/
Stufeh711/
Stuffeetz711/
Stüfer711/
Stuffi710/
Steifferd710/
Stopfer67793/
Stafiej67646/
Stiffey67287/
Stiefer67265/
Steifer67188/
Stoffey67169/
Štajfer6792/
Stoffie6744/
Stapher6743/
Shtofer6721/
Stofferová677/
Stafiey677/
Stoffes677/
Sztafir677/
Stoefer674/
Stoffet672/
Stoffee672/
Stafedt671/
Stofere671/
Stofferova671/
Steiffe671/
Sztofer671/
Staiffi671/
Stoffei671/
Steefer670/
Stowfer670/
Stiffee670/
Stupher670/
Stouffy670/
Stotfer670/
Staffay670/
Stafett670/
Stofeer670/

Stauffer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stauffer in the Russian language
Стауфферstauffer-

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