Feinstein Surname

67,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Feinstein Surname Definition:

(German) Fine stone.

Feinstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5371:65,4617,638
Israel1,3091:6,538994
South Africa1441:376,23433,811
Canada1121:328,97830,038
England641:870,59545,570
Argentina571:749,88450,572
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Belize181:19,7491,760
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
France101:6,642,272293,169
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Feinstein (28) may also be a first name.

Feinstein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Fine stone.

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

(from an ancestor's occupation) The name means “fine stone” and was assumed by one who dealt in precious stones, gold, and silver—a jeweler. Feinstein may also be a version of Weinstein and this would refer to a wine dealer.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Feinstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Feinstein is most common in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Feinstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 67,377th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 986,537 people. Feinstein is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Feinstein reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 28 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 5,537 people, or 1 in 65,461. In The United States Feinstein is most common in: New York, where 22 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States Feinstein occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Feinstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Feinstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Feinstein surname increased 34,606 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Feinstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Feinstein last name are 41.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.34% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Feinstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 180.96% more than the national average, earning R 667,668 per year; in United States they earn 39.7% more than the national average, earning $60,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.27% more than the national average, earning $70,187 CAD per year.

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Feinstein Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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