Explore the Family Name Orenstein

The meaning of Orenstein

Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Ornstein. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Ari, Hyman, Aron, Aviva, Ben-Zion, Gershon, Hershel, Isadore, Shmuel, Zvi.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Orenstein has seen a slight decrease in rank from 19398 in 2000 to 19671 in 2010, representing a change of -1.41%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 6.12%, from 1291 to 1370 within those ten years. The proportion per 100k people saw a small decline of -4.17%, going from 0.48 in 2000 to 0.46 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,398	#19,671	-1.41%
Count	1,291	1,370	6.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.46	-4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Orenstein

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Orenstein, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts over a decade. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander more than doubled, jumping from 0.62% in 2000 to 1.53% in 2010, marking a 146.77% increase. There was also notable growth in the Hispanic category, which rose by 61.86% over the same period. The "Two or more races" category saw a decrease of -27.72%, while the proportion of White individuals decreased slightly by -2.05%. Interestingly, there was an emergence of individuals with this surname identifying as Black, increasing to 0.44% in 2010 from no recorded data in 2000. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained unchanged with no recorded data for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.13%	94.16%	-2.05%
Hispanic	1.94%	3.14%	61.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.62%	1.53%	146.77%
Two or More Races	1.01%	0.73%	-27.72%
Black	0%	0.44%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%