The Steffen surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,494 people carried this name — #3,144 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 25,600 people counted. That is up 2% from 11,252 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
3,678 people named Steffen live in Switzerland.
They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 487 people named Steffen.
70 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 44 départements, most often Moselle.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 266 people named Steffen 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 Poland’s population register
113 people named Steffen have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 185 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Warmian-Masurian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 52 people named Steffen live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Luxembourg Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
127 people named Steffen is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Steffen in American newspapers,
1911–1926.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 44,763 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Steffen,
with a public archive behind them.
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August Steffen 1825–1910 · physician -
Eduard Steffen 1839–1893 · teacher -
Richard Steffen 1862–1948 · literary scholar -
Gustaf Fredrik Steffen 1864–1929 · politician -
Hans Steffen 1865–1937 · docent -
C. H. Steffen d. 1843 · engraver
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Steffen.
- Stefano 1,285 · U.S. census
- Stefanovic 351 · U.S. census
- Stefanski 2,311 · U.S. census
- Steff 275 · U.S. census
- Steffan 1,847 · U.S. census
- Steffe 435 · U.S. census
- Steger 5,231 · U.S. census
- Stegmann 520 · U.S. census
- Stegner 1,695 · U.S. census
- Stehle 1,371 · U.S. census
- Stehli 118 · U.S. census
- Stehlin 422 · U.S. census
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