Explore the Family Name Steinbrenner

The meaning of Steinbrenner

German: occupational name for a lime burner, from Middle High German stein ‘stone’ (in this case limestone) + an agent derivative of brennen ‘to burn’. Compare Kalkbrenner. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Kurt, Otto, Gerhard, Gerhart, Horst, Juergen.

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

The surname Steinbrenner has moderately increased in prevalence according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it ranked 39,824th in popularity among all surnames in the U.S., but by 2010, it had climbed to 38,640th place—a 2.97% increase. The total number of individuals carrying the Steinbrenner surname also increased from 519 in 2000 to 572 in 2010, a rise of 10.21%. However, its proportion per 100,000 people remained static at 0.19.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,824	#38,640	2.97%
Count	519	572	10.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.19	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Steinbrenner

With regards to ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the Steinbrenner surname identify as White. In 2000, this group encompassed 97.50% of all Steinbrenners, although this figure dropped slightly to 95.10% by 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a notable increase during the same period, rising from 1.73% to 3.32%. No respondents identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. An emergence of multi-racial identity was noted in 2010, with 0.87% of Steinbrenners identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.5%	95.1%	-2.46%
Hispanic	1.73%	3.32%	91.91%
Two or More Races	0%	0.87%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%