Rubenstein Surname

55,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,230 people bear this surname

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

Rubenstein Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Ruby-Stone (German- Jewish nickname) [Ger. rubin, Low Latin rubin-us, a ruby; Latin rube-us, red + Ger. O.H.Ger. stein, a stone]

Rubenstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,2261:44,0635,401
Canada2761:133,49913,853
England1961:284,27622,043
Australia1491:181,17918,282
South Africa1341:404,31135,545
Zimbabwe871:177,45121,452
Israel341:251,69522,987
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
France201:3,321,136213,627
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2591:193,89516,985

Rubenstein (46) may also be a first name.

Rubenstein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Ruby-Stone (German- Jewish nickname) [Ger. rubin, Low Latin rubin-us, a ruby; Latin rube-us, red + Ger. O.H.Ger. stein, a stone]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in Germany. Literally “Ruby Stone”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Ruby, or red precious stone; one who came from Rubenstein, in Germany.

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

Rubenstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rubenstein is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rubenstein click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rubenstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 55,089th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 789,550 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Rubenstein reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Rubenstein is also the 1,484,914th most common given name on earth. It is borne by 46 people.

The last name Rubenstein is most common in The United States, where it is held by 8,226 people, or 1 in 44,063. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 19 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States Rubenstein exists in 37 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Rubenstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rubenstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rubenstein last name grew 3,176 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rubenstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rubenstein are 40.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rubenstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 204.97% more than the national average, earning R 724,728 per year; in United States they earn 33.81% more than the national average, earning $57,736 USD per year and in Canada they earn 59.17% more than the national average, earning $79,082 CAD per year.

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