Find out how popular the last name Fishbein is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Fishbein.

Fishbein, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Fishbein surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fishbein in America

Fishbein is the 23881st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fishbein surname appeared 1,057 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Fishbein.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fishbein to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Fishbein

The surname FISHBEIN is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, derived from the Yiddish language. It is believed to have originated in Eastern Europe, particularly in areas that are now part of modern-day Poland, Ukraine, and Belarus, during the 16th or 17th century.

The name FISHBEIN is a compound word formed by combining the German word "Fisch," meaning "fish," and the Yiddish word "bein," meaning "bone." This combination likely referred to an occupation or trade related to fishmongers or those involved in the fishing industry.

While there are no definitive historical records mentioning the FISHBEIN surname specifically in ancient manuscripts or documents, it is likely that variations or similar spellings of the name existed in local community records or tax rolls from the 16th to 18th centuries in Eastern Europe.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the FISHBEIN surname was Chaim FISHBEIN, a Jewish scholar and rabbi who lived in the late 17th century in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Another notable figure was Moshe FISHBEIN (1889-1967), a Russian-born American physician and editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Other notable individuals with the FISHBEIN surname include:

1. Morris FISHBEIN (1889-1976), an American editor and author, best known for his work as the editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association from 1924 to 1949.
2. Rebecca FISHBEIN (born 1986), an American journalist and editor-in-chief of the Jewish culture website Hey Alma.
3. Anna FISHBEIN (1914-1988), a Soviet-born American sculptor and artist known for her abstract metal sculptures.
4. Baruch FISHBEIN (1923-2003), a Polish-born Israeli actor and theater director.
5. Joel FISHBEIN (born 1963), an American lawyer and legal scholar, currently serving as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

While the FISHBEIN surname is not among the most common surnames globally, it has a rich history and significance within the Ashkenazi Jewish community, reflecting the cultural and occupational roots of its bearers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fishbein

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Fishbein.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Fishbein was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Fishbein has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Fishbein was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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