# Einstein (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/einstein/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 659 |
| US rank (2010) | 34,390 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 468,506 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.3% (657 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈaɪnˌstaɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Einstein. * The common noun is an eponym of Albert Einstein.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Einstein in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Einstein in the United States.

## People named Einstein

- Bob Einstein, American comedian, actor (1942–2019)
- Bernhard Caesar Einstein, American physicist (1930-2008)
- Evelyn Einstein, American activist (1941–2011)
- Albert Brooks, American actor and comedian

## Similar surnames

Engstrom, Engdahl.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.