Stouffer Surname

92,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Stouffer Surname User-submission:

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.

Stouffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8651:74,5038,567
Canada2611:141,17114,531
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5601:32,1913,876

Stouffer (15) may also be a first name.

Stouffer Surname Meaning

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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Stouffer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stouffer has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stouffer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stouffer is the 92,876th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,416,983 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Stouffer live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. Stouffer is also the 2,900,335th most widespread given name in the world, held by 15 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,865 people, or 1 in 74,503. In The United States Stouffer is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 27 percent live, Maryland, where 10 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States Stouffer is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Stouffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stouffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Stouffer last name expanded 312 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stouffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stouffer surname are 26.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.52% registered with the political party.

The amount Stouffer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.13% less than the national average, earning $43,092 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.5% less than the national average, earning $48,937 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stouffert940/
Stoueffer940/
Stoffer934,189/
Stuffer93762/
Stoufer93385/
Stouffe9345/
Stauffer8828,090/
Stoffere8816/
Stuffert8814/
Stowffer883/
Stoeffer882/
Stouffeu881/
Shtoffer881/
Stofferd880/
Steuffer880/
Stooffer880/
Stouffee880/
Stovffer880/
Stoupfer880/
Stouferd880/
Stofer861,523/
Stoffe8688/
Stufer8610/
Stuffe862/
Stoufe861/
Stauffert8285/
Staudffer821/
Stauffeer821/
Staufer801,678/
Stopfer80793/
Stuefer80617/
Staffer80169/
Stoffey80169/
Stoffie8044/
Shtofer8021/
Stupfer8018/
Stuffet8018/
Steufer8012/
Stoffes807/
Stoefer804/
Stuffie803/
Steuffe803/
Stoffet802/
Stoffee802/
Stutfer801/
Stauffe801/
Stuifer801/
Stofere801/
Sztofer801/
Stoffei801/
Stuffed800/
Stowfer800/
Stufert800/
Stouffy800/
Stotfer800/
Stofeer800/
Stofferová787/
Stofferova781/
Stofe7732/
Stufe774/
Staffier75242/
Staufert75138/
Steiffer7511/
Stoepfer757/
Stapffer756/
Staffeur754/
Stafferd753/
Stouffis753/
Stavffer753/
Sthaffer751/
Staeffer751/
Stauferd751/
Stauffes751/
Stawffer751/
Stayffer751/
Staffert751/
Shtaffer751/
Staaffer750/
Staufeer750/
Stieffer750/
Stauffee750/
Steaffer750/
Staufferová741/
Staffe71395/
Stoffa71353/
Stoufi71145/
Stiffe7182/
Stofey7166/
Steiffert7123/
Stüffe7120/
Steupfert717/
Stuffy715/
Stafer715/
Stoufa715/
Stofej713/
Steufe713/
Stuffa713/
Stauferth712/
Steiffier711/
Stoffaire711/
Stofie711/
Staufe711/
Stoffi711/
Stuefe711/
Stufeh711/
Stuffeetz711/
Stüfer711/
Stofee710/
Stuffi710/
Stopfe710/
Steifferd710/
Stopher671,230/
Stapfer67802/
Stiffey67287/
Stiefer67265/
Steifer67188/
Stoufis67150/
Staffey67132/
Štopfer6749/
Stajfer6730/
Staifer6721/
Staffed676/
Stopferová674/
Staffie674/
Staffes671/
Stafier671/
Stofeth671/
Stofiej671/
Shtoufy671/
Steiffe671/
Staaffe670/
Steefer670/
Stiffee670/
Stauffa670/
Stupher670/
Stafert670/
Stawfer670/
Staafer670/
Staferd670/

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