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

Steinbeisser, 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 Steinbeisser surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Steinbeisser in America

Steinbeisser is the 159712th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Steinbeisser surname appeared 101 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 Steinbeisser.

The history of the last name Steinbeisser

The surname "STEINBEISSER" has its origins in Germany, dating back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the German words "Stein" meaning "stone" and "beisser" meaning "biter" or "gnawer". This suggests that the name may have been originally given as a nickname to someone who worked with stone or had a habit of biting or gnawing on stones.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the town records of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a medieval town in Bavaria, where a stonemason named Hans Steinbeisser is mentioned in the year 1492. It is likely that the name was first used as an occupational surname for those involved in the quarrying or masonry trades.

In the 16th century, the name appears in the records of the University of Heidelberg, where a student named Johannes Steinbeisser was enrolled in 1537. This suggests that the name had spread beyond its initial regional origins and was becoming more widely recognized.

During the 17th century, the name Steinbeisser can be found in various church records and legal documents across Germany. Notable individuals from this period include Johann Steinbeisser (1612-1678), a prominent clockmaker from Nuremberg, and Katharina Steinbeisser (1643-1712), a midwife and folk healer from the village of Oberammergau in Bavaria.

As the name spread across German-speaking regions, it also underwent some variations in spelling, such as Steinbeisser, Steinbeißer, and Steinbeisser. In the 19th century, the name gained recognition through the work of the German philosopher and educator Georg Michael Steinbeisser (1788-1868), who was a proponent of educational reform and the founder of a teacher training college in Bamberg.

Other notable individuals with the surname Steinbeisser include the German artist and printmaker Max Steinbeisser (1873-1944), the Austrian theologian and philosopher Johann Baptist Steinbeisser (1851-1923), and the German politician and trade unionist Hermann Steinbeisser (1898-1968), who played a significant role in the post-World War II reconstruction efforts in Germany.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Steinbeisser

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

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 Steinbeisser 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.

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 Steinbeisser was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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