The Weinstein surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 13,563 people carried this name — #2,659 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 21,700 people counted. That is down 2% from 13,809 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Weinstein surname
An occupational or ornamental surname from German.
Borrowed from German Weinstein or Yiddish ווײַנשטיין (wine stone). The verb is from the behavior of Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood movie mogul and convicted sex offender.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Weinstein» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 149 people named Weinstein 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
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 142 people named Weinstein.
23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
25 people named Weinstein live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Valais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
23 people named Weinstein have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 54 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 1 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in 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 print
Weinstein in American newspapers,
1902–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 22,194 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Weinstein,
with a public archive behind them.
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Anna Weinstein d. 1942 · translator -
Miksa Szabolcsi 1857–1915 · journalist -
John Weinstein of Tulln 1500–1500 · Cistercians
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Bernhard Weinstein 1810–1888
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Adolf Weinstein 1847–1923
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Max Bernhard Weinstein 1852–1918 · physicist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Weinstein.
- Weinberger 4,897 · U.S. census
- Weinert 1,617 · U.S. census
- Weingarten 2,272 · U.S. census
- Weingartner 1,218 · U.S. census
- Weinland 213 · U.S. census
- Weinmann 1,748 · U.S. census
- Weirauch 386 · U.S. census
- Weis 9,750 · U.S. census
- Weisbecker 427 · U.S. census
- Weiser 5,421 · U.S. census
- Weisgerber 1,125 · U.S. census
- Weishaar 1,824 · U.S. census
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