Explore the Family Name Gorenstein

The meaning of Gorenstein

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): altered form of Hornstein, originating under Russian influence, since Russian has no h and alters it to g in borrowed words and names. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Aryeh, Hyman, Meyer, Moisey.

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How common is the last name Gorenstein in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Gorenstein saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 74,957 in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had fallen to 79,075, marking a change of -5.49%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the surname Gorenstein marginally increased from 240 in 2000 to 241 in 2010, a growth of 0.42%. However, its proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 11.11% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#74,957	#79,075	-5.49%
Count	240	241	0.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gorenstein

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Gorenstein surname identify as White, although there has been a slight decrease in this group. In 2000, 95.00% identified as White, falling to 92.95% in 2010, a decline of 2.16%. The data for 2010 also indicates a small percentage (4.15%) of individuals with the Gorenstein surname identifying as Hispanic, an ethnic identity that was not recorded for this surname in 2000. There were no reported instances of the surname among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95%	92.95%	-2.16%
Hispanic	0%	4.15%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	2.08%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%