Steinmetz Surname

19,529th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,088 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Steinmetz Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Stonemason [Middle High German steinmetze, O.H.Ger. steinmezzo]

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Steinmetz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,5381:34,3954,292
Germany8,0561:9,9931,254
France4,0001:16,6061,788
Brazil1,1601:184,5477,139
Austria1,1311:7,529949
Israel1,0131:8,4481,332
Luxembourg4701:1,235114
Netherlands2931:57,6359,915
Switzerland1531:53,6796,960
Canada1511:244,01123,241
Denmark1411:40,0334,180
England1231:452,99229,924
Poland1221:311,54736,785
Belgium921:124,96418,228
Argentina711:602,02042,723
Australia661:409,02632,879
Hungary611:160,92314,302
Sweden561:175,83512,146
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Czechia511:208,49929,840
Paraguay381:190,4413,605
Chile371:476,12112,335
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Finland111:499,70030,478
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
China41:341,830,39216,990
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belize31:118,4913,439
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3651:36,7904,361

The alternate forms: Steinmètz (1) are calculated separately.

Steinmetz (15) may also be a first name.

Steinmetz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Stonemason [Middle High German steinmetze, O.H.Ger. steinmezzo]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) The stonecutter, or builder with stone.

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

User-submitted Reference

German for 'stone cutter' or 'stone mason'.

- soffelsmile

Steinmetz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Steinmetz occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Steinmètz. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Steinmetz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Steinmetz is the 19,529th most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 259,454 people. Steinmetz occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Steinmetz live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. Steinmetz is also the 2,900,335th most widespread forename on earth It is held by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 10,538 people, or 1 in 34,395. In The United States Steinmetz is mostly found in: New York, where 11 percent reside, Ohio, where 8 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States Steinmetz occurs in 64 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 29 percent reside and France, where 14 percent reside.

Steinmetz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Steinmetz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Steinmetz surname rose 772 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 535 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Steinmetz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Steinmetz surname are 10.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Steinmetz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.28% more than the national average, earning R 409,404 per year; in United States they earn 1.68% more than the national average, earning $43,874 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.15% more than the national average, earning $68,138 CAD per year.

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Steinmetz Reference & Research

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