How common is the surname Falkenstein?

1,198 people in the United States had the surname Falkenstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 257,717 Americans. It ranked 21,717th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Falkenstein?

Claire Falkenstein, American artist (1908-1997), followed by Kuno II of Falkenstein.

Where is the surname Falkenstein most common?

Wikidata records people named Falkenstein in the United States and Germany.

Is the surname Falkenstein getting more or less common?

About as common. 1,198 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,198 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.

The surname Falkenstein

A surname, carried by 1,198 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex F425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Falkenstein is more common than 86.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,198 people named Falkenstein in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 257,717 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,198.

#21,717

rank among US surnames

1,198

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

change since 2000 (was #20,565)

Who is named Falkenstein

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

95% of people named Falkenstein identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Falkensteins

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Claire Falkenstein
American artist (1908-1997)
Kuno II of Falkenstein
Bishop of Trier (1320-1388)

Notable Falkensteins come mostly from the United States (1) and Germany (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Falkenstein

Falkenstein has the Soundex code F425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F425.

Questions

How common is the surname Falkenstein?: 1,198 people in the United States had the surname Falkenstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 257,717 Americans. It ranked 21,717th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Falkenstein?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Falkenstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Falkenstein?: Claire Falkenstein, American artist (1908-1997), followed by Kuno II of Falkenstein.
Where is the surname Falkenstein most common?: Wikidata records people named Falkenstein in the United States and Germany.
Is the surname Falkenstein getting more or less common?: About as common. 1,198 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,198 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.