How common is the surname Feldstein?

1,157 people in the United States had the surname Feldstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 266,850 Americans. It ranked 22,281st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Feldstein?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Feldstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Feldstein?

Beanie Feldstein, American actress, followed by Martin Feldstein.

Where is the surname Feldstein most common?

Wikidata records people named Feldstein in the United States.

Is the surname Feldstein getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,222 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,157 in 2010, down 5.3%.

The surname Feldstein

A surname, carried by 1,157 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F432

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Feldstein is more common than 86.3% of them.

Origin

From Yiddish and Jewish German (see below). The name is not common among Christian Germans.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,157 people named Feldstein in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 266,850 Americans. That is down 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,222.

#22,281

rank among US surnames

1,157

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-5.3%

change since 2000 (was #20,260)

Who is named Feldstein

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

95% of people named Feldstein identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.1%
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 Feldsteins

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Beanie Feldstein
American actress, born 1993
Martin Feldstein
American economist (1939–2019)
Al Feldstein
American writer, editor, and artist (1925-2014)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Feldstein

Feldstein has the Soundex code F432, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F432.

Questions

Where does the surname Feldstein come from?: From Yiddish and Jewish German (see below). The name is not common among Christian Germans.
How common is the surname Feldstein?: 1,157 people in the United States had the surname Feldstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 266,850 Americans. It ranked 22,281st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Feldstein?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Feldstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Feldstein?: Beanie Feldstein, American actress, followed by Martin Feldstein.
Where is the surname Feldstein most common?: Wikidata records people named Feldstein in the United States.
Is the surname Feldstein getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,222 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,157 in 2010, down 5.3%.