Explore the Family Name Steinborn

The meaning of Steinborn

German: topographic name from Middle High German stein ‘stone’ + born ‘well, creek’, or a habitational name from a place so called. Some characteristic forenames: German Frieda, Udo, Benno, Dieter, Lothar, Mathias, Wolfgang.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Steinborn has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. The rank rose from 35,153 in 2000 to 34,801 in 2010, showing a change of 1 percent. The count, which represents the number of people with this surname, also grew from 607 to 649 during this period, marking a 6.92 percent increase. However, the proportion per 100k saw a minor decrease of -4.35 percent, moving from 0.23 in 2000 to 0.22 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,153	#34,801	1%
Count	607	649	6.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.22	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Steinborn

In terms of ethnic identity, there was a shift in the distribution among those bearing the Steinborn surname according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the percentage of people identified as white decreased slightly from 97.86 percent in 2000 to 95.69 percent in 2010, the representation of two or more races showed a significant increase of 69.51 percent – rising from 0.82 percent to 1.39 percent. For the first time in 2010, there were individuals with the Steinborn surname who identified as Hispanic (0.92 percent) and Black (0.77 percent). There was no change in the representation of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.86%	95.69%	-2.22%
Two or More Races	0.82%	1.39%	69.51%
Hispanic	0%	0.92%	0%
Black	0%	0.77%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%