Silverstein Surname

49,099th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,484 people bear this surname

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

Silverstein Surname Definition:

(German) Silver stone.

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Silverstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,7361:37,2294,609
Canada3481:105,87811,408
England1901:293,25322,497
Australia671:402,92132,505
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Israel151:570,50941,023
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
France51:13,284,544357,392
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
China31:455,773,85521,925
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2931:171,39515,445

Silverstein (26) may also be a first name.

Silverstein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Silver stone.

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

(from an ancestor's occupation) Silverstein is “litharge” or “lead monoxide” and was a name assumed by a jeweler.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

This surname mean 'silver stone' in German. Silber meaning 'silver' and stein meaning 'stone'. The surname was primarily assumed by Jewish people who worked with silver.

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Silverstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silverstein is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silverstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 49,099th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 695,111 people. The surname Silverstein is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Silverstein live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 26 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 9,736 people, or 1 in 37,229. In The United States Silverstein is mostly found in: New York, where 25 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Silverstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Silverstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Silverstein last name increased 3,323 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,462 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Silverstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Silverstein surname are 42.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Silverstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95.92% less than the national average, earning R 9,684 per year; in United States they earn 31.28% more than the national average, earning $56,647 USD per year and in Canada they earn 70.98% more than the national average, earning $84,950 CAD per year.

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Silverstein Reference & Research

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