This surname project is open to all persons with the surname of STECH or one of its variants. The genetic pool formed by the surnames STECH, STECK, STEACH, STEACK, STEAK, STAKE, STACH, STACK, etc., appears to be relatively small. It is possible that they are all related. However, at this time the connections between the different STECH branches are unknown.

The name is thought to be derived from a nickname of Stephen, and to be both German and Czech/Bohemian in origin. One known point of origin is Aglasterhausen, Baden, in the early 1700s and, again, about 1850. Another point of origin is Steinenbronn, Baden, in about 1750. These two villages are about 40 miles apart in Baden, Germany.