Stivers Surname
Approximately 5,648 people bear this surname
Stivers Surname User-submission:
The German name for a flute or fife player is a Stiver. One who made either instrument was known as a stivers.
One way the name came to the United States was from Germany. The Stivers family came to make, and play fifes, for the Revolutionary War.
Read More About This SurnameStivers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,618 | 1:64,517 | 7,547 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 928 | 1:54,115 | 6,085 |
Stivers (10) may also be a first name.
Stivers Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The German name for a flute or fife player is a Stiver. One who made either instrument was known as a stivers.
One way the name came to the United States was from Germany. The Stivers family came to make, and play fifes, for the Revolutionary War. William Stivers made fifes and drums. His sons Reuben and Edward, played them in major battles next to high ranking generals.
- unclefesterStivers Demographics
Average Male Stivers Height
177.22 cm
Average Female Stivers Height
160.21 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Stivers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stivers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Stivers (Russian: Стиверс) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Stivers? popularity and diffusion
Stivers is the 85,399th most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,290,288 people. The last name Stivers occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Stivers are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Stivers is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 10 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 5,618 people, or 1 in 64,517. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Kentucky, where 22 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Ecuador, where 0 percent are found.
Stivers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Stivers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stivers last name grew 605 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Stivers Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Stivers surname are 17.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.18% being registered to vote for the political party.
Stivers earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.19% more than the national average, earning $43,662 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stijvers | 93 | 72 | / |
| Stuivers | 93 | 5 | / |
| Stievers | 93 | 3 | / |
| Steivers | 93 | 1 | / |
| Steijvers | 88 | 571 | / |
| Stuijvers | 88 | 5 | / |
| Stevers | 86 | 494 | / |
| Stuvers | 86 | 39 | / |
| Stivors | 86 | 13 | / |
| Styvers | 86 | 7 | / |
| Stibers | 86 | 4 | / |
| Stiwers | 86 | 4 | / |
| Stivirs | 86 | 2 | / |
| Steyvers | 80 | 472 | / |
| Stuyvers | 80 | 38 | / |
| Steevers | 80 | 12 | / |
| Steversh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Stiebers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stevoers | 80 | 0 | / |
| Steinpers | 75 | 12 | / |
| Stewers | 71 | 36 | / |
| Stebers | 71 | 18 | / |
| Stewars | 71 | 7 | / |
| Stevars | 71 | 2 | / |
| Stuwers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Stiwars | 71 | 1 | / |
| Stebiors | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shteybers | 63 | 1 | / |
Stivers Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Stivers in the Russian language | ||
| Стиверс | stivers | - |
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