How common is the surname Epstein?

12,952 people in the United States had the surname Epstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,838 Americans. It ranked 2,786th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Epstein?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Epstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Epstein?

Jeffrey Epstein, American sex offender and financier (1953–2019), followed by Jacob Epstein.

Where is the surname Epstein most common?

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

How do you pronounce Epstein?

Epstein is /ˈɛp.stiːn/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Epstein getting more or less common?

Less common. 13,269 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,952 in 2010, down 2.4%.

The surname Epstein

A German surname, carried by 12,952 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɛp.stiːn/ 2 syllables Soundex E123

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Epstein is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Epstein. See also Epshteyn from Yiddish.

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 12,952 people named Epstein in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,838 Americans. That is down 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,269.

#2,786

rank among US surnames

12,952

people in 2010

4.4

per 100,000 Americans

-2.4%

change since 2000 (was #2,489)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,777	Leggett	12,977	23,792
#2,778	Girard	12,975	23,795
#2,779	Su	12,973	23,799
#2,780	Gann	12,972	23,801
#2,781	Lytle	12,970	23,805
#2,782	Nobles	12,965	23,814
#2,783	Bolin	12,962	23,819

Who is named Epstein

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

96% of people named Epstein identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Epsteins

15 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1953
Helen Epstein
American journalist, born 1947
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)

Notable Epsteins come mostly from the United States (14) and the Russian Empire (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Epstein

Epshteyn

Epstein has the Soundex code E123, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E123.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Epstein come from?: Borrowed from German Epstein. See also Epshteyn from Yiddish.
How common is the surname Epstein?: 12,952 people in the United States had the surname Epstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,838 Americans. It ranked 2,786th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Epstein?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Epstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Epstein?: Jeffrey Epstein, American sex offender and financier (1953–2019), followed by Jacob Epstein.
Where is the surname Epstein most common?: Wikidata records people named Epstein in the United States and the Russian Empire.
How do you pronounce Epstein?: Epstein is /ˈɛp.stiːn/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Epstein getting more or less common?: Less common. 13,269 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,952 in 2010, down 2.4%.