Stein surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Stein surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 43,331 people carried this name — #720 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 6,230 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,357 people named Stein.

141 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 56 départements, most often Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 141
Moselle 384
Bas-Rhin 255
Paris 154
Haut-Rhin 109
Meurthe-et-Moselle 62
Territoire de Belfort 24
Nord 21
Oise 19

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

In Poland’s population register

651 people named Stein have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 1,000 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Opole 171
Silesian 102
Greater Poland 87
Lubusz 63
Pomeranian 49
Lower Silesian 47
Masovian 37
Lesser Poland 30

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

638 people named Stein live in Switzerland.

They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 179
Bern 79
Aargau 75
Basel-Stadt 40
Basel-Landschaft 38
Thurgau 34
Geneva 33
Lucerne 31

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 78 people named Stein live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.

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

Where they live today

Antwerp 33
Brussels-Capital 17
Hainaut 11
Liège 11
Luxembourg Province 6

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Stein in American newspapers,
1885–1960.

Newspaper page from The Semi-Weekly Miner carrying the name Stein
The Semi-Weekly Miner 1885-11-04
Newspaper page from The Grenada Sentinel carrying the name Stein
The Grenada Sentinel 1892-05-28
Newspaper page from The Hattiesburg News carrying the name Stein
The Hattiesburg News 1908-10-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 862,200 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Stein,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Carl Vom Stein
    Carl Vom Stein 1626–1675 · jurist
  • Leopold Stein
    Leopold Stein 1810–1882 · writer
  • Maximilian Eugen von Stein
    Maximilian Eugen von Stein 1814–1858 · military officer
  • Samuel Friedrich Stein
    Samuel Friedrich Stein 1818–1885 · zoologist
  • Eduard Stein
    Eduard Stein 1818–1864 · composer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 99 lives in all are documented under this name.

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