The Stella surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,053 people carried this name — #8,178 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 73,000 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,012 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 2,486 people named Stella 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 497 people named Stella.
228 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 45 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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
275 people named Stella live in Switzerland.
They live in 16 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 101 people named Stella 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 Hainaut.
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 Poland’s population register
66 people named Stella have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 101 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
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 print
Stella in American newspapers,
1878–1929.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 410,748 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Stella,
with a public archive behind them.
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Andrea Stella d. 1613 · composer
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Luca Stella d. 1641 · Catholic priest
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Ingerammus Stella d. 1333 · Catholic priest
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Marco Stella d. 1511 · Catholic priest
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Giorgio Stella d. 1420 · historian
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Marcello Stella d. 1642 · Catholic priest
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Stella.
- Steininger 1,084 · U.S. census
- Steinle 1,096 · U.S. census
- Steinmann 1,313 · U.S. census
- Steinmetz 8,032 · U.S. census
- Steis 158 · U.S. census
- Stell 2,292 · U.S. census
- Stelmach 940 · U.S. census
- Stemmer 515 · U.S. census
- Stempin 137 · U.S. census
- Stengel 3,856 · U.S. census
- Stenger 4,601 · U.S. census
- Stentz 438 · U.S. census
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