The Rubenstein surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,833 people carried this name — #6,936 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 61,000 people counted. That is down 1% from 4,866 in 2000.

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In print

Rubenstein in American newspapers,
1908–1922.

Newspaper page from The Ogden Standard-examiner carrying the name Rubenstein
The Ogden Standard-examiner 1922-09-03
Newspaper page from The Hattiesburg News carrying the name Rubenstein
The Hattiesburg News 1909-12-06
Newspaper page from The Spokane Press carrying the name Rubenstein
The Spokane Press 1908-12-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,730 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Rubenstein in Australian newspapers,
1880s–2000s.

1,462 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Rubenstein. The most, 370, date from the 1960s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 5.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,065
New South Wales 212
Western Australia 69
South Australia 43
Queensland 41
Tasmania 17
ACT (Canberra) 10

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

Who carried it

People named Rubenstein,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Louis Rubenstein
    Louis Rubenstein 1861–1931 · politician
  • Agnes Lefébre 1860–
  • Selmar Rubenstein 1874–1940
  • Nathan Rübenstein 1879–1943
  • Lydia Rubenstein 1882–1940
  • Leopold Rübenstein 1882–1940

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 Rubenstein,
in the records of 8 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 States2,011 records

2,011 records of the Rubenstein name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1,054
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 346
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 339
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 128
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 92
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 52
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Martin Rubenstein

    Born 1920 in New York. Enlisted 1941 at Governors Island; driver from Bronx County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1975, buried at Long Island 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 Chaim Rubenstein

    Arrived at New York in 1903 aboard the Main from Bremen, aged 25; joiner. From Wolkowisk, Russia; bound for Philadelphia.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Harry Rubenstein

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1886, died 1955; buried at Andersonville National Cemetery, Georgia.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 2,011 records for Rubenstein in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0). 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia39 records

39 records of the Rubenstein name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 24
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 14
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Samuel Joseph Rubenstein

    Retired consultant of Berwick, Victoria; died 1996.

    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 Augusta Rubenstein

    Arrived in Victoria in 1886 aboard the Hohenstaufen, aged 25.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Bernard Rubenstein

    Died 1939 in New Norfolk; inquest held in Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 39 records for Rubenstein in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France6 records

6 records of the Rubenstein 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 Alan Rubenstein

    Born 1947 in Great Britain; died 2001 in Paris.

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

    Born 1901 in Paris; died 1982 in Jouarre (Seine-et-Marne).

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

    Born 1932 in Paris; died 1975 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Rubenstein 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).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Rubenstein name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 2
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Ida Rubenstein

    Married in 1920 in Amsterdam; dressmaker.

    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 Isaac Rubenstein

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1844 in Neustadt.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Rubenstein in the Netherlands.

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

Germany3 records

3 records of the Rubenstein 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 Georg Rubenstein

    From Schwachenwalde, Arnswalde. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 4 December 1914; then reported dead in the list of 1 June 1917 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 48).

    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 Max Rubenstein

    From Schwachenwalde, Arnswalde N. M. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 12 August 1916 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 12).

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

Showing 2 of 3 records for Rubenstein 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).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Rubenstein 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 C. Rubenstein

    Royal Army Medical Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Rubenstein

    Yal Irish 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).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Rubenstein name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Augusta Rubenstein

    Died 1930 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Norway1 record

1 record of the Rubenstein name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Oscar Rubenstein

    Census of 1910: Korskirkealm. øvre, Bergen; born 1885 in Russia.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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