The Steinman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,139 people carried this name — #7,988 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,400 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,038 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 46 people named Steinman 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.

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

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 28
Santa Fe 18

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

In national population registers

20 people named Steinman is counted in Slovenia.

Slovenia counts its residents on 1 January 2026.

Counted, by country

Slovenia (2026) 20

Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), SiStat tables 05X1015S–05X1018S, family names of the population, 1 January 2026 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Steinman in American newspapers,
1899–1923.

Newspaper page from The Billings Gazette carrying the name Steinman
The Billings Gazette 1902-03-28
Newspaper page from The Omaha Morning Bee carrying the name Steinman
The Omaha Morning Bee 1923-02-11
Newspaper page from Daily Inter Mountain carrying the name Steinman
Daily Inter Mountain 1899-03-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,096 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Steinman in Australian newspapers,
1840s–2000s.

300 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Steinman. The most, 98, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 170
Victoria 99
Queensland 14
Tasmania 9
Western Australia 4
South Australia 3

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

Who carried it

People named Steinman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • David B. Steinman
    David B. Steinman 1886–1960 · poet
  • Henryk Steinman
    Henryk Steinman 1900–1924 · poet
  • George Steinman Steinman 1811–1893 · antiquarian
  • Jindřich Steinman 1877–1920 · teacher
  • Jindřich Steinman 1877–1920 · teacher
  • Vilém Steinman 1880–1962 · composer

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 Steinman,
in the records of 4 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 States876 records

876 records of the Steinman name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 395
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 176
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 135
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 95
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 41
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 31
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James R. Steinman

    Born 1921 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1943 at Allentown; clerk from Berks County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    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 Henie Steinman

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Frankfurt from Bremen, aged 20; seamstress. From Zawiercze, Russia; 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 Patrick Edward Steinman

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1945, died 1995; buried at Dayton National Cemetery, Ohio.

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

Showing 3 of 876 records for Steinman 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) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands349 records

349 records of the Steinman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 169
  • Dutch population registers 168
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 12
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Margrieta Steinman

    Married in 1836 in Almelo; maidservant. Died 1887 in Almelo, aged 76; shopkeeper.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johannes Cornelis Hendricus Steinman

    Married in 1858 in Utrecht. Died 1875 in Utrecht, aged 48.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Petrus Wilhelmus Steinman

    Born 1897 in 's-Gravenhage. Died 1968 in Utrecht, aged 70.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 349 records for Steinman 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).

Australia9 records

9 records of the Steinman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Herm Steinman

    Arrived in Queensland in 1871 aboard the Gutenberg, aged 26.

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

    Wood cutter of Ballarat Sth, Victoria; died 1950.

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

    Arrived in Victoria in 1855 aboard the Africa, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Steinman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (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).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Steinman name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Daniel Steinman

    Buried in 1976 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 23.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Frederick Steinman

    Married 1778 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Christopher Steinman

    Buried in 1940 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

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

Showing 3 of 5 records for Steinman in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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