# Goldstein (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/goldstein/  
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.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 29,938 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,173 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,313 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.6% (30,429 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

One of the ornamental surnames chosen by German Jews, from German Gold (“gold”) + Stein (“stone”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Goldstein 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Goldstein in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Goldstein

- Joseph L. Goldstein, American biochemist
- Baruch Goldstein, American-Israeli doctor, perpetrator of the Cave of the Patriarchs massacre (1956-1994)
- Jenette Goldstein, American actress and businesswoman
- Vida Goldstein, Australian feminist politician (1869–1949)
- Rebecca Goldstein, American novelist, short story writer, biographer, philosopher (b. 1950)
- Brett Goldstein, British actor and comedian
- Jonathan Goldstein, American actor
- Herbert Goldstein, American physicist (1922–2005)
- Paul Goldstein, American tennis player and coach
- Lisa Goldstein, American actress
- Jonathan Goldstein, American film director and screenwriter
- Joseph Goldstein, American vipassana teacher

and 10 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Gladstone, Goldston, Goldstone, Goldsmith, Goldsberry, Goldschmidt, Goldsby, Goltz, Goldsworthy, Gulledge, Goldsborough, Gladson.

## 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.