Silberstein Surname

127,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Silberstein Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Silver-Stone (German- Jewish nick- or trade-name) [Middle High German silber, O.H.Ger. silbar, silver -(- Middle High German O.H Ger. stein, stone]

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Silberstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3581:153,71515,754
Argentina2371:180,35215,113
Israel1401:61,1267,761
France1401:474,44867,240
Australia771:350,59429,558
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Canada631:584,85148,473
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
England521:1,071,50151,923
Belgium481:239,51329,891
Chile431:409,68511,039
Mexico301:4,137,54026,679
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Austria231:370,23639,193
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Finland111:499,70030,478
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:343,96426,445

Silberstein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Silver-Stone (German- Jewish nick- or trade-name) [Middle High German silber, O.H.Ger. silbar, silver -(- Middle High German O.H Ger. stein, stone]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

Silberstein: 'Silverstone.' Ornamental. German origins. Mostly borne by Ashkenazi Jews. From 'silber' (noun, German, 'silver') and 'stein' (noun, German, 'stone'). When Eastern European received surnames in the late 18th century, well-off Jews purchased 'better' names - 'Silber,' meaning a valuable metal, would have been a fairly prestigious name and more likely indicates a well-off ancestor than it does someone involved in the silver trade. Famous bearers include Ascher Silberstein (1852-1909), an American businessman and philosopher.

- archeroftheeyes

Silberstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silberstein is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silberstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name Silberstein is the 127,640th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,051,097 people. Silberstein occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Silberstein reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Silberstein is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,358 people, or 1 in 153,715. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 37 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 7 percent are found and Israel, where 4 percent are found.

Silberstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Silberstein has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,615 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 5,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Silberstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Silberstein last name are 44.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.45% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Silberstein earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.44% more than the national average, earning $51,967 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.06% more than the national average, earning $67,102 CAD per year.

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