The Stephen surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 8,934 people carried this name — #3,655 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 30,200 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 123 people named Stephen.
20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Yonne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
46 people named Stephen live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Stephen.
- Stenzel 2,069 · U.S. census
- Stepanian 877 · U.S. census
- Stephan 7,685 · U.S. census
- Stephani 507 · U.S. census
- Stephano 249 · U.S. census
- Stephany 1,008 · U.S. census
- Stepien 858 · U.S. census
- Steppe 1,066 · U.S. census
- Ster 128 · U.S. census
- Sterle 379 · U.S. census
- Sterlin 260 · U.S. census
- Stern 24,618 · U.S. census
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