The Stepp surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,571 people carried this name — #3,376 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 27,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 10,303 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 21 people named Stepp.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 2 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Bas-Rhin 17
Moselle 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Stepp in American newspapers,
1915–1922.

Newspaper page from The Weekly Soliphone carrying the name Stepp
The Weekly Soliphone 1915-01-29
Newspaper page from The Weekly Soliphone carrying the name Stepp
The Weekly Soliphone 1915-07-30
Newspaper page from Paragould Soliphone carrying the name Stepp
Paragould Soliphone 1922-07-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,484 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Stepp in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1980s.

122 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Stepp. The most, 39, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 65
Queensland 16
South Australia 15
Victoria 13
ACT (Canberra) 8
Western Australia 4
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Stepp.

Who carried it

People named Stepp,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Wilhelm Stepp
    Wilhelm Stepp 1882–1964 · physician
  • Wilhelm Stepp
    Wilhelm Stepp 1882–1963 · physician
  • Jesse Stepp d. 1873 · farmer
  • Walter Stepp 1898–1972 · judge
  • Hans-Karl Stepp 1914–2006
  • Andy Stepp 1958–2024 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Stepp,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States600 records

600 records of the Stepp name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 379
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 117
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 40
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 22
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 16
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 12
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ruben S. Stepp

    Born 1919 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Bragg; farm hand. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Garrett-Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery, Waynesville, North Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Emilne Stepp

    Arrived at New York in 1854 aboard the Advance from Havre, aged 21; farmer. From Baden, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Dow E. Stepp

    Born 1947; from Marshall, Illinois. U.S. Marine Corps, warehouse clerk; died in an accident 1967 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 600 records for Stepp in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany23 records

23 records of the Stepp name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 17
  • German emigration and citizenship files 6
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Friedrich Stepp

    From Wineckerthal, Kreis Hagenau i. E. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 30 September 1914 (Infantry Regiment No. 137).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Marie Louise Stepp

    Emigrated to North America in 1867.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Creszentia Stepp

    Left Ries as an emigrant in 1851.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Landshut (CC0)

Showing 3 of 23 records for Stepp in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

France15 records

15 records of the Stepp name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Madeleine Stepp

    Born 1899 in Windstein; died 1989 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Philippe Stepp

    Born 1900 in Niederbronn-les-Bains; died 1992 in Niederbronn-les-Bains (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Ernest Alfred Stepp

    Born 1913 in Windstein; died 1989 in Haguenau (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Stepp in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands8 records

8 records of the Stepp name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 7
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Joann Elizabett Stepp

    In the population register of Haarlem; born in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Sophia Eleonora Stepp

    In the population register of Utrecht; born in Amsterdam Noord Holland.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Wilhelmus Stepp

    Baptised in 1661 in Bergen op Zoom.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Stepp in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Stepp name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Stepp

    Arrived in Victoria in 1864 aboard the Blanche Moore, aged 19.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Stepp name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. Stepp

    East Surrey Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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