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

Weinstock, 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 Weinstock surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Weinstock in America

Weinstock is the 10779th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Weinstock surname appeared 2,959 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Weinstock.

We can also compare 2010 data for Weinstock 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 Weinstock

The surname "WEINSTOCK" is of German origin, derived from the words "wein" meaning "wine" and "stock" meaning "stem" or "stalk". It likely originated in German-speaking regions during the medieval period.

The name suggests a connection to viticulture or wine-making, possibly indicating an occupation or location associated with vineyards or wine production. It may have initially referred to someone who lived near or worked with grapevines.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is found in the 16th century, when a Hans Weinstock was mentioned in a record from the town of Mainz in Germany, dated 1542. Mainz was a significant wine-producing region during that time.

In the 17th century, a Friedrich Weinstock was listed in the town records of Heidelberg in 1634. Heidelberg is also located in a renowned wine-growing region, further reinforcing the name's connection to viticulture.

The name appears to have spread beyond Germany in the 19th century, with several notable individuals bearing the surname. Johann Weinstock, a German composer and musician, was born in 1820 and made significant contributions to the development of the trombone.

Another notable figure was Max Weinstock, a German-American businessman and philanthropist, who lived from 1877 to 1968. He founded the Weinstock-Lubin Company, a successful grocery distribution business in the United States.

In the field of science, Ernst Weinstock was a German-American physicist born in 1882, who made important contributions to the study of atomic and molecular structure.

One of the earliest references to the name in literature can be found in the 19th century novel "The Sorrows of Young Werther" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, where a character named Weinstock is mentioned.

While the name has its roots in German-speaking regions, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and diaspora. However, its origins remain deeply connected to the wine-growing regions of Germany and the occupations associated with viticulture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Weinstock

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

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

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