Steinway Surname

658,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 457 people bear this surname

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

Steinway Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller near the stony path or road.

Steinway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4421:820,04362,958
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Steinway (10) may also be a first name.

Steinway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller near the stony path or road.

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

Steinway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Steinway has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Steinway.

How Common Is The Last Name Steinway? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 658,434th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 15,946,490 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Steinway live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. Steinway is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous forename in the world It is held by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 442 people, or 1 in 820,043. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 14 percent live, Indiana, where 13 percent live and Illinois, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States Steinway exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.

Steinway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Steinway has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,381 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Steinway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Steinway surname are 14.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.22% registered to vote for the political party.

Steinway earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.39% more than the national average, earning $57,127 USD per year.

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Steinway Reference & Research

Steiner DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Steiner FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Steinway
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