The Esteban surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,240 people carried this name — #6,480 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 56,200 people counted. That is up 69% from 3,092 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 6,278 people named Esteban live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 584 people named Esteban.
237 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 53 départements, most often Hérault.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
161 people named Esteban live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Esteban in American newspapers,
1874–1918.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 23,470 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Esteban,
with a public archive behind them.
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Juan P. Esteban Chavarría 1864–1940 · writer -
David Esteban Gómez 1872–1936 · writer -
Manuela Esteban-Collantes 1880–1959 -
Emilio Esteban Infantes 1892–1962 · military officer -
Enrique Esteban Julve 1893–1968 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 153 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Esteban.
- Esser 4,297 · U.S. census
- Essig 2,175 · U.S. census
- Esslinger 1,486 · U.S. census
- Essner 517 · U.S. census
- Esson 503 · U.S. census
- Estay 360 · U.S. census
- Estel 488 · U.S. census
- Estela 741 · U.S. census
- Estelle 1,793 · U.S. census
- Ester 2,308 · U.S. census
- Esterle 211 · U.S. census
- Esteva 468 · U.S. census
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