# Weinstein (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/weinstein/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An occupational or ornamental surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,563 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,659 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 22,764 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.8% (13,809 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwaɪnstiːn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Weinstein or Yiddish ווײַנשטיין (wine stone). The verb is from the behavior of Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood movie mogul and convicted sex offender.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Weinstein 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) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Weinstein in the United States.

## People named Weinstein

- Harvey Weinstein, American film producer and sex offender (born 1952)
- Bob Weinstein, American film executive (born 1954)
- Eric Weinstein, American mathematician and venture capital director
- Claire Weinstein, American swimmer
- Josh Weinstein, American television writer and producer
- Bret Weinstein, biologist, professor, public intellectual
- Allen Weinstein, American historian
- Alan Weinstein, American mathematician

## Similar surnames

Winston, Winstead, Weinstock, Wingate, Wainscott, Winget, Winsett, Wimsatt, Winstanley.

## 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.