# Silverstein (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/silverstein/  
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) | 6,576 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,300 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 46,950 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.8% (6,159 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Silberstein.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Silverstein 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) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Silverstein in the United States.

## People named Silverstein

- Shel Silverstein, American poet, cartoonist, songwriter, and children's writer (1930–1999)
- Larry Silverstein, American businessman
- Michael Silverstein, American linguist, anthropologist (1945–2020)
- Keith Silverstein, American voice actor (born 1970)
- Abe Silverstein, American aerospace engineer
- Thomas Silverstein, American murderer (1952-2019)

## Similar surnames

Silver, Silverman, Silvers, Silveira, Silverio, Silber, Silverberg, Silvera, Silvernail, Silverthorn, Solberg, Silberman.

## 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.