How common is the surname Steinman?

4,139 people in the United States had the surname Steinman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,594 Americans. It ranked 7,988th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Steinman?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Steinman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Steinman?

Jim Steinman, American composer, lyricist and record producer (1947–2021), followed by David B. Steinman.

Where is the surname Steinman most common?

Wikidata records people named Steinman in the United States.

Is the surname Steinman getting more or less common?

More common. 4,038 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,139 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Steinman

A surname, carried by 4,139 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S355

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Steinman is more common than 95.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,139 people named Steinman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 74,594 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,038.

#7,988

rank among US surnames

4,139

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,593)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,981	Philpott	4,142	74,540
#7,983	Murguia	4,141	74,558
#7,987	Kittrell	4,140	74,576
#7,988	Norfleet	4,139	74,594
#7,992	Haws	4,138	74,612
#7,995	Willman	4,137	74,630

Who is named Steinman

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

95% of people named Steinman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Steinmans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jim Steinman
American composer, lyricist and record producer (1947–2021)
David B. Steinman
American civil engineer, 1886–1960

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Steinman

Steinman has the Soundex code S355, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S355.

Questions

How common is the surname Steinman?: 4,139 people in the United States had the surname Steinman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,594 Americans. It ranked 7,988th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Steinman?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Steinman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Steinman?: Jim Steinman, American composer, lyricist and record producer (1947–2021), followed by David B. Steinman.
Where is the surname Steinman most common?: Wikidata records people named Steinman in the United States.
Is the surname Steinman getting more or less common?: More common. 4,038 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,139 in 2010, up 2.5%.