Stiffin Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Stiffin Surname Definition:

From the Danish, Steffens, Steffin; from the Dutch, Stieven; a personal name.

Stiffin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:7,879,542351,394
England161:3,482,379114,324
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Stiffin (16) may also be a first name.

Stiffin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Danish, Steffens, Steffin; from the Dutch, Stieven; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Stiffin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stiffin is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stiffin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,372,517th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Stiffin live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 16 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States Stiffin is most frequent in: Mississippi, where 20 percent live, Florida, where 17 percent live and Iowa, where 13 percent live. Apart from The United States Stiffin occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Stiffin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stiffin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stiffin surname grew 657 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stiffin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stiffin last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

Stiffin earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.14% less than the national average, earning $34,891 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stifin9215/
Stiffn920/
Steffin86473/
Stiffen8645/
Stuffin8642/
Stidfin861/
Sthifin861/
Stifn8320/
Steffien8068/
Stiffend8037/
Stieffen8012/
Steffing802/
Stteffin801/
Steiffen801/
Stefin7758/
Stifen7744/
Steffn773/
Steffen7156,390/
Stefina7173/
Steffne7113/
Stiphin714/
Shtefin714/
Shtifen714/
Stuffen712/
Steefin711/
Stefink711/
Stefint711/
Stayfin710/
Stiefen710/
Steifim710/
Stipfen710/
Shteffen6735/
Stefn6718/
Stteffen676/
Stheffen674/
Steffend674/
Steffenn673/
Steffeen671/
Stefffen671/
Steffent671/
Steffenc671/
Stueffen670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stiffin
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