Eisenstein Surname

140,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Eisenstein Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Eisenstein (iron stone), in Germany.

Eisenstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9261:188,19318,687
Israel7281:11,7551,798
Germany1731:465,34940,819
France731:909,900105,096
Canada551:669,92054,285
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Austria351:243,29828,936
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Ecuador211:757,42112,901
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
England201:2,785,90397,972
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Eisenstein (13) may also be a first name.

Eisenstein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Eisenstein (iron stone), in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Eisenstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eisenstein is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eisenstein? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 140,598th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,296,013 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Eisenstein are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 13 people.

Eisenstein is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,926 people, or 1 in 188,193. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 23 percent reside, Illinois, where 11 percent reside and New Jersey, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States Eisenstein is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 23 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Eisenstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Eisenstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Eisenstein last name increased 4,815 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eisenstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eisenstein surname are 38.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.52% being registered with the party.

The amount Eisenstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 12.53% less than the national average, earning R 207,852 per year; in United States they earn 38.58% more than the national average, earning $59,795 USD per year and in Canada they earn 94.15% more than the national average, earning $96,458 CAD per year.

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