Adelstein Surname

325,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Adelstein Surname Definition:

(an invented surname) or (from the name of a female ancestor) or (from an ancestor's occupation) Adelstein means “precious stone,” in German, and was probably one of the very “expensive” names for which the naming authorities exacted a high price.

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Adelstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9961:363,91532,402
Canada581:635,26952,014
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Adelstein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(an invented surname) or (from the name of a female ancestor) or (from an ancestor's occupation) Adelstein means “precious stone,” in German, and was probably one of the very “expensive” names for which the naming authorities exacted a high price. The name may also be an extended form of the matronym Adel(e). Finally, the name may have been assumed by a dealer in precious stones.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

  • Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name, or ornamental-occupational name for a jeweler, from the German, Edelstein, in the sense 'precious stone'.
  • German : habitational name from a place named with the Middle High German, adel (nobility) + stein (rock, castle).
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Adelstein Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Adelstein Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Adelstein occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Adelstein click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adelstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name Adelstein is the 325,054th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,364,669 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Adelstein reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Adelstein is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 996 people, or 1 in 363,915. In The United States Adelstein is most numerous in: New York, where 19 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Adelstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Adelstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Adelstein surname grew 8,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Adelstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Adelstein surname are 12.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.63% registered with the party.

The amount Adelstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 19.9% less than the national average, earning R 190,356 per year; in United States they earn 39.17% more than the national average, earning $60,049 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.72% more than the national average, earning $60,472 CAD per year.

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