Explore the Family Name Zumstein

The meaning of Zumstein

Swiss German and German: topographic name for someone who lived ‘at the rock’ or ‘at the castle’, from Middle High German stein ‘rock’, also used to refer to a stone-built castle, + the fused preposition and article zum (zu dem) ‘at the’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Zumstein saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Zumstein was ranked at 48,021, dropping to 51,512 in 2010, marking a 7.27% decrease. The count of individuals carrying this surname also fell slightly during this period from 414 to 404, a drop of 2.42%. Overall, the proportion of Zumsteins per 100,000 population decreased by 6.67%, indicating that the name has become slightly less common over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,021	#51,512	-7.27%
Count	414	404	-2.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zumstein

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts among those with the surname Zumstein between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, nearly 96.38% identified as White, decreasing to 94.06% by 2010. The percentage of Zumsteins identifying with two or more races increased significantly, from 1.69% in 2000 to 2.23% in 2010, a rise of 31.95%. Interestingly, in 2010, almost 2% of Zumsteins identified as Hispanic, an ethnicity that wasn't represented in the 2000 data. Both Asian/Pacific Islander and Black remained at 0% for both years, while the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, which was 1.21% in 2000, was not present in the 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.38%	94.06%	-2.41%
Two or More Races	1.69%	2.23%	31.95%
Hispanic	0%	1.98%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.21%	0%	0%