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

Stine, 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 Stine surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Stine in America

Stine is the 3573rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Stine surname appeared 9,979 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Stine.

We can also compare 2010 data for Stine 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 Stine

The surname STINE is believed to have originated in Germany, where it can be traced back to the 9th century. It is derived from the German word "stein," meaning "stone" or "rock," suggesting that the name was originally an occupational name for someone who worked with stone, such as a stonemason or quarry worker.

In the early Middle Ages, the name STINE was found primarily in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony, where many towns and villages had names that incorporated the word "stein," such as Steinbach, Steinfeld, or Steinheim. As people began to adopt hereditary surnames, those living in or near these places often took on the name STINE.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name STINE can be found in the Codex Traditionum Monasterii Reichenau, a medieval manuscript from the 9th century that lists the names of people who donated land or property to the Reichenau Abbey in present-day Germany. The name appears in various spellings, including "Steini," "Steino," and "Steinen."

During the 12th and 13th centuries, the name STINE began to spread throughout the German-speaking regions of Europe, and it can be found in various historical records and documents from that time period. For example, a man named Johannes Steine is mentioned in the Codex Eberhardi, a chronicle of the city of Mainz, in the year 1259.

Notable individuals with the surname STINE throughout history include:

1. Friedrich Stein (1818-1885), a German politician and member of the Prussian House of Representatives.
2. Gertrude Stein (1874-1946), an American novelist, poet, and art collector, known for her experimental writing style and as a pioneer of Modernist literature.
3. Johann Stein (1757-1831), a German piano maker and the inventor of the "German action" for pianos, which was a significant advancement in piano technology.
4. Clarence Stein (1882-1975), an American architect and urban planner who was a proponent of the "garden city" movement and designed several planned communities in the United States.
5. Edith Stein (1891-1942), a German Jewish philosopher who converted to Catholicism and became a Carmelite nun. She was canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church in 1998.

While the surname STINE has its roots in Germany, it has since become a common name in other parts of the world, particularly in the United States, where many German immigrants settled in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Stine

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

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

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