The Steinmetz surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,032 people carried this name — #4,426 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 36,800 people counted. That is up 4% from 7,722 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Steinmetz surname
Borrowed from German Steinmetz, an occupational name for a stonemason.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Steinmetz» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,478 people named Steinmetz.
49 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 56 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
155 people named Steinmetz live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
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 Poland’s population register
84 people named Steinmetz have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 144 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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 49 people named Steinmetz 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 Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
44 people named Steinmetz is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Steinmetz in American newspapers,
1905.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 28,642 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Steinmetz,
with a public archive behind them.
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Barthélemy Latomus 1485–1570 · professor -
Barthélemy Latomus 1498–1570 · professor
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C. Steinmetz d. 1941 · photographer
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Johannes Steinmetz d. 1830 · mayor
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August Steinmetz d. 1915 · pastor
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Nikolaus Steinmetz d. 1798 · military officer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Steinmetz.
- Steinberg 12,709 · U.S. census
- Steinberger 1,827 · U.S. census
- Steiner 23,735 · U.S. census
- Steininger 1,084 · U.S. census
- Steinle 1,096 · U.S. census
- Steinmann 1,313 · U.S. census
- Steis 158 · U.S. census
- Stell 2,292 · U.S. census
- Stella 4,053 · U.S. census
- Stelmach 940 · U.S. census
- Stemmer 515 · U.S. census
- Stempin 137 · U.S. census
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