How common is the surname Edelstein?

2,917 people in the United States had the surname Edelstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,844 Americans. It ranked 10,912th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Edelstein?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Edelstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Edelstein?

Lisa Edelstein, American actress (born 1966), followed by Eric Edelstein.

Where is the surname Edelstein most common?

Wikidata records people named Edelstein in the United States.

Is the surname Edelstein getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,980 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,917 in 2010, down 2.1%.

The surname Edelstein

A German surname, carried by 2,917 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex E342

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Edelstein is more common than 93.3% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Edelstein.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,917 people named Edelstein in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 105,844 Americans. That is down 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,980.

#10,912

rank among US surnames

2,917

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

-2.1%

change since 2000 (was #9,987)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,903	Wigley	2,920	105,735
#10,907	Gleeson	2,919	105,771
#10,910	Goodyear	2,918	105,807
#10,912	Edelstein	2,917	105,844
#10,914	Kinchen	2,916	105,880
#10,919	Philbrick	2,915	105,916

Who is named Edelstein

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Edelstein identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Two or more races 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Edelsteins

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lisa Edelstein
American actress (born 1966)
Eric Edelstein
American actor, born 1977
Morris Michael Edelstein
American politician (1888-1941)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Edelstein

Edelson

Edelstein has the Soundex code E342, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E342.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Edelstein come from?: Borrowed from German Edelstein.
How common is the surname Edelstein?: 2,917 people in the United States had the surname Edelstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,844 Americans. It ranked 10,912th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Edelstein?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Edelstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Edelstein?: Lisa Edelstein, American actress (born 1966), followed by Eric Edelstein.
Where is the surname Edelstein most common?: Wikidata records people named Edelstein in the United States.
Is the surname Edelstein getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,980 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,917 in 2010, down 2.1%.