# Epstein (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/epstein/  
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, notably borne by American-British sculptor Jacob Epstein and American sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein; variant form Eppstein.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,952 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,786 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 23,838 people |
| Change since 2000 | -2.4% (13,269 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛp.stiːn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Epstein. See also Epshteyn from Yiddish.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Epstein 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) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Epstein in the United States and the Russian Empire.

## People named Epstein

- Jeffrey Epstein, American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
- Jacob Epstein, American-British sculptor (1880–1959)
- Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter (1909-2000)
- Philip G. Epstein, American screenwriter (1909-1952)
- Paul Sophus Epstein, American mathematician (1883-1966)
- Hedy Epstein, American activist (1924–2016)
- Robert Epstein, American psychologist
- Helen Epstein, American journalist
- Richard Allen Epstein, American legal scholar (1943-)
- Theo Epstein, American baseball executive (born 1973)
- Mark Epstein, American businessman (born 1954)
- Joseph Epstein, American essayist, short story writer and editor (born 1937)

and 3 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Epshteyn.

## 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.