Grunstein Surname

664,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Grunstein Surname Definition:

(German), Green castle, or the stone called Greenstone.

Grunstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2181:1,662,656110,804
Israel561:152,81515,997
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
England191:2,932,529101,561
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
France91:7,380,302306,885
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Grünstein (89) are calculated separately.

Grunstein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German), Green castle, or the stone called Greenstone.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Grunstein Last Name Facts

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

Grunstein is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Grünstein. Click here to see other possible spellings of Grunstein.

How Common Is The Last Name Grunstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 664,903rd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,158,638 people. The last name Grunstein occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Grunstein live; 48 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 218 people, or 1 in 1,662,656. In The United States it is most frequent in: New Jersey, where 19 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 12 percent reside and Mexico, where 8 percent reside.

Grunstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grunstein has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,363 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grunstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grunstein last name are 44.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.67% registered with the party.

The amount Grunstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 25.47% more than the national average, earning $54,141 USD per year and in Canada they earn 76.36% more than the national average, earning $87,620 CAD per year.

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