# Steiner (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/steiner/  
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) | 23,735 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,511 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,008 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.8% (22,874 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈstaɪnɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Steiner.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Steiner 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) | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Steiner in the United States, Austria, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Austria–Hungary and Germany.

## People named Steiner

- Rudolf Steiner, Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)
- George Steiner, American writer (1928–2020)
- Max Steiner, Austrian-born American music composer and conductor (1888–1971)
- Matthias Steiner, Austrian-German Weightlifter
- Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, Brazilian Franciscan Cardinal; 7th Archbishop of Manaus
- Rick Steiner, American professional wrestler and real estate broker
- Abby Steiner, American track athlete
- Herman Steiner, American chess player (1905-1955)
- John Steiner, British actor (1941–2022)
- Anton Steiner, alpine skier
- Marie Steiner-von Sivers, anthroposophist (1867-1948)
- Fred Steiner, American composer, conductor, orchestrator, film historian and arranger for television, ra

and 12 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Stoner, Stiner, Steinhauer, Steinert, Steinhardt, Skidmore, Sotomayor, Sydnor, Stannard, Stmarie.

## 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.