How common is the last name Stephens?

139,485 people in the United States have the last name Stephens, about 1 in 2,143. It ranks #197 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

STEPHENS

#197

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
139,485
About
1 in 2,143
This common or more
22.4%
Who bears it

Of the 139,485 people with the last name Stephens, 70.6% reported their origin as White, 20.1% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Stephens

#195 Weaver · 140,670#196 Grant · 139,862#198 Ferguson · 139,234#199 Yang · 139,210

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Stephens, most common first.

#141 Stevens · 177,585#723 Stephenson · 46,615#3,699 Stephen · 9,333#4,598 Stephan · 7,483#6,810 Steffens · 4,758#24,024 Stepien · 1,087#26,847 Stephany · 955#27,948 Stephans · 910

Also a first name

As a first name, Stephens ranks #27,069 of 53,615, with 340 people. See Stephens as a first name

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