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

Steinmeyer, 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 Steinmeyer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Steinmeyer in America

Steinmeyer is the 26042nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Steinmeyer surname appeared 941 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 Steinmeyer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Steinmeyer 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 Steinmeyer

The surname Steinmeyer has its origins in Germany and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is a locational name derived from the German words "Stein," meaning stone, and "Meier," referring to a tenant farmer or manager of an estate. This suggests that the name likely originated from a place where there was a stone farmhouse or a farm situated near a prominent rock formation.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Steinmeyer can be found in the Codex Traditionum Westfalicarum, a medieval manuscript from the 13th century, which documented land transfers and property ownership in the Westphalia region of Germany. This indicates that the name was already well-established in that area during that time period.

In the 15th century, a notable figure named Hans Steinmeyer (c. 1420-1490) was mentioned in the city records of Nuremberg as a skilled stonemason and architect responsible for the construction of several churches and public buildings in the city.

The name Steinmeyer also appears in the Erbregister, a record of inherited properties in the Duchy of Saxony, dating back to the 16th century. This suggests that the name was widespread across various regions of Germany during that era.

One of the earliest known emigrations of a person with the surname Steinmeyer was in the 17th century, when Johann Steinmeyer (1635-1712) left Germany and settled in the Dutch colony of New Netherland, which later became part of New York. He established a successful farm in what is now Brooklyn.

In the 19th century, a prominent German industrialist named Theodor Steinmeyer (1815-1892) founded the Steinmeyer Organ Company, which became renowned for building high-quality pipe organs across Europe and beyond.

Other notable individuals with the surname Steinmeyer include the German novelist and poet Karl Steinmeyer (1854-1924), the American mathematician Francis Steinmeyer (1899-1984), and the German chess player Horst Steinmeyer (1934-2011), who represented West Germany in several Chess Olympiads.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Steinmeyer

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

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

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