Rubinstein Surname

41,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,739 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Rubinstein 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]

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Rubinstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5011:65,8907,699
Israel4,3971:1,946199
Argentina6721:63,6065,424
England2751:202,61117,646
Australia2241:120,51713,272
Canada2171:169,79517,065
France2151:308,94347,111
Brazil1981:1,081,18337,845
Mexico1571:790,61311,592
Germany1521:529,64144,407
Belgium731:157,48821,805
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Costa Rica541:88,5201,588
Sweden511:193,07413,358
Chile371:476,12112,335
Venezuela331:915,27514,245
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Uruguay281:122,56311,386
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Hungary231:426,79528,704
Finland201:274,83520,939
Honduras181:489,8023,355
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Norway171:302,48730,120
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Austria101:851,54467,454
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Guam81:20,0153,029
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Moldova51:712,27439,996
China41:341,830,39216,990
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Wales41:773,63329,106
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Macau11:601,6301,582
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

The alternate forms: Rubinštein (12) are calculated separately.

Rubinstein (57) may also be a first name.

Rubinstein 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

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

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

User-submitted Reference

The meaning is ruby stone. People with this surname were precious stone merchants and jewelry makers. Many originated from Germany.

- anatedwy

Rubinstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rubinstein occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Rubinštein. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rubinstein? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 41,056th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 572,066 people. The surname Rubinstein occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Rubinstein live; 45 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 57 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 5,501 people, or 1 in 65,890. In The United States Rubinstein is primarily found in: New York, where 32 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 68 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 35 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.

Rubinstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rubinstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rubinstein surname grew 12,224 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 809 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rubinstein Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rubinstein surname are 41.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.08% being registered with the party.

The amount Rubinstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.37% less than the national average, earning 251,350 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.39% less than the national average, earning R 165,408 per year; in United States they earn 22.34% more than the national average, earning $52,790 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.45% more than the national average, earning $62,328 CAD per year.

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