How common is the surname Einstein?

659 people in the United States had the surname Einstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 468,506 Americans. It ranked 34,390th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Einstein?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Einstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Einstein?

Bob Einstein, American comedian, actor (1942–2019), followed by Bernhard Caesar Einstein.

Where is the surname Einstein most common?

Wikidata records people named Einstein in the United States.

How do you pronounce Einstein?

Einstein is /ˈaɪnˌstaɪn/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Einstein getting more or less common?

More common. 657 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 659 in 2010, up 0.3%.

The surname Einstein

A German surname, carried by 659 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈaɪnˌstaɪn/ 2 syllables Soundex E523

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Einstein is more common than 78.8% of them.

Origin

German origin

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

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 659 people named Einstein in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 468,506 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 657.

#34,390

rank among US surnames

659

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+0.3%

change since 2000 (was #32,900)

Who is named Einstein

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

95% of people named Einstein identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Einsteins

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1947

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Einstein come from?: Borrowed from German Einstein. * The common noun is an eponym of Albert Einstein.
How common is the surname Einstein?: 659 people in the United States had the surname Einstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 468,506 Americans. It ranked 34,390th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Einstein?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Einstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Einstein?: Bob Einstein, American comedian, actor (1942–2019), followed by Bernhard Caesar Einstein.
Where is the surname Einstein most common?: Wikidata records people named Einstein in the United States.
How do you pronounce Einstein?: Einstein is /ˈaɪnˌstaɪn/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Einstein getting more or less common?: More common. 657 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 659 in 2010, up 0.3%.