The Steinke surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,506 people carried this name — #6,211 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 53,500 people counted. That is up 1% from 5,438 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

760 people named Steinke have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 889 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Pomeranian 281
Greater Poland 176
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 97
West Pomeranian 65
Silesian 33
Łódź 28
Masovian 24
Warmian-Masurian 19

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 147 people named Steinke 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 Misiones.

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

Where they live today

Misiones 135
Buenos Aires Province 12

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

92 people named Steinke live in Switzerland.

They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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

Where they live today

Zurich 26
Lucerne 13
St. Gallen 11
Aargau 8
Bern 8
Solothurn 5
Thurgau 5
Zug 5

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 20 people named Steinke.

Most of them — 11 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 11
Pas-de-Calais 3
Nord 2
Bas-Rhin 2
Moselle 1
Saône-et-Loire 1

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

In print

Steinke in American newspapers,
1915–1929.

Newspaper page from Free Trader-journal And Ottawa Fair Dealer carrying the name Steinke
Free Trader-journal And Ottawa Fair Dealer 1921-02-25
Newspaper page from Youngstownské Slovenské Noviny = Youngstown Slovak News carrying the name Steinke
Youngstownské Slovenské Noviny = Youngstown Slovak News 1929-11-15
Newspaper page from Tägliches Cincinnatier Volksblatt carrying the name Steinke
Tägliches Cincinnatier Volksblatt 1915-12-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,891 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Steinke in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1980s.

965 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Steinke. The most, 266, date from the 1950s. Queensland 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 South Australia, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 361
New South Wales 333
South Australia 223
Western Australia 22
Victoria 20
ACT (Canberra) 5

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

Who carried it

People named Steinke,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Alfred Steinke
    Alfred Steinke 1881–1947 · ice hockey player
  • Max Steinke 1872–1925 · entrepreneur
  • Leonore Steinke 1912–
  • Bettina Steinke 1913–1999 · artist
  • Gil Steinke 1919–1995 · American football player

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 Steinke,
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 States1,140 records

1,140 records of the Steinke name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 728
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 159
  • Other U.S. records 253
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William P. Steinke

    Born 1919 in New York. Enlisted 1941 at New York City; usher from Queens County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, 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 Johanna Steinke

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Blucher from Hamburg, aged 26; artist. From New York, Germany; bound for New York.

    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 Walter Ben Steinke

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1930, died 1997; buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

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

Showing 3 of 1,140 records for Steinke in the United States.

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

Germany940 records

940 records of the Steinke name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 938
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  • German estate files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Steinke

    Born 1897; from Natzwalde, Schubin. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 4 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 344).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Franz Christian Steinke

    Emigrated to North America in 1855.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record August Steinke

    Estate settled in 1909.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0)

Showing 3 of 940 records for Steinke in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands58 records

58 records of the Steinke name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 36
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 22
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johan Herman Steinke

    Married in 1925 in Amsterdam; manufacturer. Died 1972 in Baarn, aged 79.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Margaretha Maria Steinke

    Married in 1830 in Delft. Died 1880 in Delft.

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Christiaan Steinke

    Died 1847 in Haamstede, aged 64; labourer.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 58 records for Steinke 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia37 records

37 records of the Steinke name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 28
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 6
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Auguste Steinke

    Arrived in Queensland in 1884 aboard the Roma, aged 23.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Astrid Gabriele Dorle Steinke

    Secondary teacher of St Albans, Victoria; died 1999.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Otto Carl Steinke

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1897.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 37 records for Steinke in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada18 records

18 records of the Steinke name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 9
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 6
  • Other Canadian records 3
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Nettie Steinke

    Died 1997, aged 77; buried at Transcona Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Reinhald Teofil Steinke

    Buried in 1991 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 89.

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

    Died in service in 1944.

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

Showing 3 of 18 records for Steinke in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France9 records

9 records of the Steinke 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 Erick Herbert Steinke

    Born 1913 in Germany; died 1993 in Montceau-les-Mines (Saône-et-Loire).

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

    Born 1908 in Germany; died 1999 in Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).

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

    Born 1953 in Germany; died 1993 in Saint-Albain (Saône-et-Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Steinke 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).

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