Last Name STEPTOE

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: The suffix is probably '-how,' as we find it in Shafto or Shilito, etc. Probably refers to gait, but the local derivation must be looked for first.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 19,470 (2000 US census) 12,310 (1990 US census)
Count 1,284 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 34.03%, or 437 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 60.67%, or 779 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 3.35%, or 43 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.32%, or 17 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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