Steves

Steves Meaning & Origin

About Steves
The surname Steves is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Stefan or Stephen, which means "crown" or "garland." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Stefan or Stephen. The name Steves is relatively common in Germany and other German-speaking countries.

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📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Steves is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Steves: 1,506
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 18,385
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.51

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Steves based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Steves is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
STFS
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S30102
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S T IY1 V Z
🌐 IPA
/stivz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('STFS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S312

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Steves in Braille

Here's how to represent Steves in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Steves in braille

How to sign the name Steves using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Steves using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Steves in sign language

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