How common is the surname Greenstein?

2,782 people in the United States had the surname Greenstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 110,980 Americans. It ranked 11,341st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Greenstein?

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

Who is the most famous person named Greenstein?

Jesse L. Greenstein, American astronomer (1909–2002), followed by Barry Greenstein.

Where is the surname Greenstein most common?

Wikidata records people named Greenstein in the United States.

Is the surname Greenstein getting more or less common?

More common. 2,741 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,782 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Greenstein

A surname, carried by 2,782 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Greenstein is more common than 93% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,782 people named Greenstein in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 110,980 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,741.

#11,341

rank among US surnames

2,782

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #10,696)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,334	Crowson	2,785	110,860
#11,335	Dedios	2,784	110,900
#11,339	Platz	2,783	110,940
#11,341	Greenstein	2,782	110,980
#11,343	Asberry	2,781	111,020
#11,348	Aubuchon	2,780	111,060

Who is named Greenstein

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

96% of people named Greenstein identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Greensteins

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jesse L. Greenstein
American astronomer (1909–2002)
Barry Greenstein
American poker player, born 1954

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Greenstein

Greenstein has the Soundex code G652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G652.

Questions

How common is the surname Greenstein?: 2,782 people in the United States had the surname Greenstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 110,980 Americans. It ranked 11,341st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Greenstein?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Greenstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Greenstein?: Jesse L. Greenstein, American astronomer (1909–2002), followed by Barry Greenstein.
Where is the surname Greenstein most common?: Wikidata records people named Greenstein in the United States.
Is the surname Greenstein getting more or less common?: More common. 2,741 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,782 in 2010, up 1.5%.