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

Stouffer occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stouffer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 92,876th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,416,983 people. The surname 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 commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 15 people.

This surname is most widespread 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 are found, Maryland, where 10 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Stouffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stouffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stouffer last name rose 312 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stouffer Last Name Statistics demography

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