Explore the Family Name Steinhart

The meaning of Steinhart

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Steinhardt. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Horst, Juergen, Kurt. Jewish Arnon, Isidor, Shmuel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Steinhart has seen a slight decline in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it held rank 29,359 but dropped to 30,076 by 2010, marking a 2.44% decrease. However, the count of people with this surname actually increased slightly from 759 in 2000 to 780 in 2010, a growth of 2.77%. The proportion per 100,000 also saw a small decrease, going from 0.28 to 0.26, which is a 7.14% drop.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,359	#30,076	-2.44%
Count	759	780	2.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.26	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Steinhart

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the Steinhart surname is predominantly associated with individuals who are White, with a percentage of 95.39% in 2000 and 93.46% in 2010 - a slight decrease of 2.02%. In 2000, there were no recorded individuals with the Steinhart surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, however, by 2010, this had changed to a small percentage of 0.64%. There was also an increase in the Hispanic category, rising from 2.24% in 2000 to 3.72% in 2010, representing a substantial increase of 66.07%. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races declined slightly from 1.45% to 1.28%, a decrease of 11.72%. No changes were observed in the categories for Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.39%	93.46%	-2.02%
Hispanic	2.24%	3.72%	66.07%
Two or More Races	1.45%	1.28%	-11.72%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.64%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%