The Edelstein surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,917 people carried this name — #10,912 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 101,000 people counted. That is down 2% from 2,980 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Edelstein surname

A surname from German.

Borrowed from German Edelstein.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Edelstein» (Portuguese), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 197 people named Edelstein live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 120
Buenos Aires Province 52
Córdoba 25

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 36 people named Edelstein.

Most of them — 19 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Paris.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 19
Paris 8
Rhône 4
Allier 1
Moselle 1
Haute-Saône 1
Sarthe 1
Yvelines 1

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

In print

Edelstein in American newspapers,
1878–1912.

Newspaper page from Helena Weekly Herald carrying the name Edelstein
Helena Weekly Herald 1878-04-18
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Edelstein
The Milwaukee Leader 1912-04-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,468 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Edelstein in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1990s.

578 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Edelstein. The most, 124, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 4.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 391
New South Wales 154
Queensland 7
ACT (Canberra) 6
Tasmania 5
South Australia 4
Western Australia 4

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

Who carried it

People named Edelstein,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joseph Edelstein
    Joseph Edelstein 1858–1940
  • Aleksander Edelstein 1840–1863
  • Sara Edelstein 1853–1942
  • Golda Edelstein 1860–1942
  • Simon Edelstein 1861–1944
  • Berta Edelstein 1864–1942

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 Edelstein,
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 States1,815 records

1,815 records of the Edelstein name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 943
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 337
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 256
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 224
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 36
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 18
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Leo Edelstein

    Born 1916 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; laboratory technician. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    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 Käte Edelstein

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Pennsylvania from Plymouth, aged 20; dressmaker. From Lawaltz, Russia; 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 Roy L. Edelstein

    Born 1947; from Superior, Wisconsin. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Kontum, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 1,815 records for Edelstein in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). 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).

Netherlands47 records

47 records of the Edelstein name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 35
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 12
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Henri Jacques Edelstein

    Born 1875 in Tilburg. Died 1875 in Tilburg.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Heinz Edelstein

    Married in 1936 in Amsterdam; shopkeeper.

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

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1854 in Czeutschow.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 47 records for Edelstein in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia14 records

14 records of the Edelstein name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 7
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 7
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Litman Edelstein

    Storeman of Balaclava, Victoria; died 1975.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jane Edelstein

    Arrived in Victoria in 1866 aboard the Western Ocean, aged 18.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Hyman Edelstein

    Company director of Melbourne, Victoria; died 1957.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Edelstein in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France14 records

14 records of the Edelstein 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 Moritz Theodor Edelstein

    Born 1911 in Germany; died 1995 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).

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

    Born 1905 in Turkey; died 1991 in Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare (Hérault).

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

    Born 1895 in Romania; died 1990 in Blonville-sur-Mer (Calvados).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Edelstein 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).

Germany7 records

7 records of the Edelstein name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hans Edelstein

    From Nienburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 10 October 1916 (Infantry Regiment No. 368).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Georg Edelstein

    From Hamburg. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 15 June 1916 (Infantry Regiment No. 84).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Rudolf Edelstein

    From Unterriedenberg, Unterfr. Reported wounded in the Bavarian casualty list of 15 July 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Edelstein in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (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).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Edelstein name in Canada City of Calgary cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Irene Marie Edelstein

    Buried in 1979 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 62.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Godfrey Edward Edelstein

    Buried in 1973 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 60.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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