Weinstein is used as a family name or surname in Austria. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Weinstein
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Austria
Meaning:

Weinstein is a variant of Weiner. Descendant of Winiheri meaning "friend, army"; one who made and sold wine; one who came from Weine or Weiner, in Germany; one who made and sold wagons or carts.

Weinstein is a variant of Weinman. One who sold or dispensed wine; one who made and sold wagons or carts.

Wine stone.

Surname Weinstein is variant of the Wiener. One who came from Wien meaning "Vienna, in Austria.

How popular is Weinstein?

Weinstein is common in United States, Israel, Canada, Germany, England, France, Argentina, South Africa, Chile, Australia.

Weinstein is ranked 17391 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Weinsteins plummeted by 1.78 per cent to 13563 since 2000 and slipped by 252 spots and ranked at 2659. The last name was found in around 5 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.62 96.85
Hispanic or Latino 2.36 1.46
Others 0.93 0.93
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.74 0.56
Black 0.23 0.14
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.12 0.06
Weinstein is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Israel lie ahead in terms of density. Around 31881 person has been found who wears Weinstein as their family name. Weinstein is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Weinstein:
1,876 United States24,260
Countries with thousands of Weinstein:
203 Israel4,376
Countries with hundreds of Weinstein:
5,286 Canada866
20,361 Germany465
16,371 England306
35,776 France288
16,372 Argentina217
33,668 South Africa145
4,899 Chile126
23,375 Australia106
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,195 Portugal94
80,945 Brazil79
28,853 Romania61
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
31,597 Japan48
23,844 Mexico38
15,192 New Zealand37
73,637 Poland36
11,471 Dominican Republic31
151,287 Philippines28
53,972 Netherlands26
289,518 Thailand24
13,102 Uruguay23
48,667 Belgium23
51,393 Czechia22
28,226 Switzerland22
28,015 Peru12
361,204 Russia12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
78,608 Spain10
21,724 Scotland9
80,919 Austria7
121,657 Italy6
10,051 Panama6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Sophie Weinstein worked as farmer and hailed from Mecklenburg. 28 years old embarked for USA from Hamburg on Southerner and arrived on September 2, 1852. Wolf Weinstein (24) Merchant, Laborer Aaron Weinstein, 19 years old Georges Weinstein, Sebastian Weinstein, aged 52, Carl Weinstein, Carl Weinstein (45) Farmer, Elis. Weinstein (38) Farmer, Elis. Weinstein, Hubertina Weinstein (13) Farmer, Johann Weinstein, Farmer Margaretha Weinstein, Maria Weinstein (8), Peter Weinstein, aged 9, Veronica Weinstein (14) Farmer, Friedrich Weinstein, aged 33, Isaac Weinstein (32) Rope maker, Marianna Weinstein, aged 31, Andreas Weinstein, aged 30, Elisabeth Weinstein, and 112 other Weinstein majority of whom were laborer and others worked as merchant and teacher, clerk, tailor, servant, spinster, peddler migrated to US from Bremen, Liverpool & Queenstown, Havre and Antwerp.

Weinstein Namesakes

  • David F. Weinstein, former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly
  • Todd Jay Weinstein, photographer and artist, born in Detroit, Michigan
  • Raymond Weinstein, American chess master from Brooklyn, New York
  • Jacob Sager Weinstein, American humorist, comedy writer, and screenwriter
  • Henry T. Weinstein, American film producer
  • Alan Weinstein, professor of mathematics at the University of California
  • Benjamin B. Weinstein, New Orleans physician
  • Kenneth R. Weinstein, president and chief executive officer of the Hudson Institute, a conservative Washington-based policy research organization that, according to its website
  • Michael L. Weinstein, American attorney, businessman
  • J. Elvis Weinstein, American writer and performer
  • Josh Weinstein, American television writer and producer
  • Harvey Weinstein, American former film producer
  • Jack B. Weinstein, Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • Allen Weinstein, American historian, educator
  • Sidney T. Weinstein, United States Army lieutenant general
  • Bob Weinstein, American film producer
  • Irv Weinstein, American local television news anchor and occasional radio actor
  • Madge Weinstein,
  • Simcha Weinstein, English author and a rabbi
  • Helene Weinstein, represents District 41
  • Hannah Weinstein, American journalist
  • Arnold Weinstein, American poet, playwright and librettist
  • Bram Weinstein, American sportscaster
  • Meir Weinstein, national director of the Canadian branch of the Jewish Defense League and since 2017 has claimed to be the leader of the JDL

Weinstein Namesakes

  • David F. Weinstein, former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly
  • Todd Jay Weinstein, photographer and artist, born in Detroit, Michigan
  • Raymond Weinstein, American chess master from Brooklyn, New York
  • Jacob Sager Weinstein, American humorist, comedy writer, and screenwriter
  • Henry T. Weinstein, American film producer
  • Alan Weinstein, professor of mathematics at the University of California
  • Benjamin B. Weinstein, New Orleans physician
  • Kenneth R. Weinstein, president and chief executive officer of the Hudson Institute, a conservative Washington-based policy research organization that, according to its website
  • Michael L. Weinstein, American attorney, businessman
  • J. Elvis Weinstein, American writer and performer
  • Josh Weinstein, American television writer and producer
  • Harvey Weinstein, American former film producer
  • Jack B. Weinstein, Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • Allen Weinstein, American historian, educator
  • Sidney T. Weinstein, United States Army lieutenant general
  • Bob Weinstein, American film producer
  • Irv Weinstein, American local television news anchor and occasional radio actor
  • Madge Weinstein,
  • Simcha Weinstein, English author and a rabbi
  • Helene Weinstein, represents District 41
  • Hannah Weinstein, American journalist
  • Arnold Weinstein, American poet, playwright and librettist
  • Bram Weinstein, American sportscaster
  • Meir Weinstein, national director of the Canadian branch of the Jewish Defense League and since 2017 has claimed to be the leader of the JDL

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