The Silverstein surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,576 people carried this name — #5,300 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,800 people counted. That is up 7% from 6,159 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Silverstein surname

Variant of Silberstein.

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

In print

Silverstein in American newspapers,
1908.

Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Silverstein
The Salt Lake Herald 1908-03-31
Newspaper page from The Morning Astorian carrying the name Silverstein
The Morning Astorian 1908-03-31
Newspaper page from The Barre Daily Times carrying the name Silverstein
The Barre Daily Times 1908-03-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,606 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Silverstein in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1990s.

341 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Silverstein. The most, 163, date from the 1940s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Victoria, at 2.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 145
Victoria 119
Queensland 21
Western Australia 18
South Australia 17
ACT (Canberra) 7
Tasmania 5

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

Who carried it

People named Silverstein,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Theodore Silverstein
    Theodore Silverstein 1904–2001 · military personnel
  • Abe Silverstein
    Abe Silverstein 1908–2001 · engineer
  • Betty Bryant
    Betty Bryant 1920–2005 · actor
  • Irene S. Taylor 1902–1989 · journalist
  • Maurice Silverstein 1910–1999 · film producer
  • Max Silverstein 1911–1942 · military officer

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 Silverstein,
in the records of 5 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 States2,931 records

2,931 records of the Silverstein name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1,947
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 424
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 354
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 130
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 42
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 32
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • 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 Stanley R. Silverstein

    Born 1915 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota; shipping clerk. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1991, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Arnold Norman Silverstein

    Born 1934; from New York, New York. U.S. Marine Corps; died of wounds 1953 in Korea. Buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Betsey Silverstein

    Arrived at New York in 1890 aboard the Majestic from Liverpool, aged 17; servant. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 2,931 records for Silverstein 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia10 records

10 records of the Silverstein name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 6
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Joseph Silverstein

    Retired engineer storman of Clayton South, Victoria; died 1990.

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

    Retired of Kew, Victoria; died 1970.

    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 Boruch Silverstein

    Orchardist of Orrvale, Victoria; died 1992.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Silverstein 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).

France3 records

3 records of the Silverstein 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 Muriel Silverstein

    Born 1923 in Great Britain; died 2001 in Noyers (Eure).

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

    Born 1916 in Great Britain; died 1998 in the United Kingdom.

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

    Born 1923 in Paris; died 1999 in Joinville-le-Pont (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Silverstein name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Harry Meyer Silverstein

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Jacob Silverstein

    Died in service in 1943.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Silverstein name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Adriana Jacoba Silverstein

    Married in 1726 in Loenen.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Silverstein 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).

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