Explore the Family Name Von Stein

The meaning of Von Stein

German (von Stein): topographic name for someone from a place distinguished by a rock, Middle High German stein, or a habitational name for someone from any of several places called with this word. It is formed with the preposition von ‘from’. Some characteristic forenames: German Alfons, Armin, Lorenz.

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How common is the last name Von Stein in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Von Stein has seen a modest increase over the last decade. In 2000, it ranked as the 46,000th most popular surname in the United States; by 2010, it had risen to the 43,077th spot. The number of individuals with this surname also increased during this time period. In 2000, the census recorded 437 people with the surname Von Stein; by 2010, that number had grown to 502, marking a nearly 15% increase in a span of ten years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,000	#43,077	6.35%
Count	437	502	14.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.17	6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Von Stein

Turning our attention to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the vast majority of individuals with the Von Stein surname identify as White. In 2000, over 99% of Von Steins identified as such, though this proportion decreased slightly to just under 97% by 2010. Interestingly, the 2010 data also recorded a small percentage (1.99%) of individuals identifying as two or more races - a category not represented in the 2000 data. The data does not record any instances of Von Steins identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.31%	96.81%	-2.52%
Two or More Races	0%	1.99%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%