Stein (surname) explained
Stein is a surname with different origins. It is a common German name. The name derived from German[1] (pronounced as /de/) means "stone" or "rock". Additionally, the Scottish name (; also Steen) is a form of the name Steven.[2]
Notable people with the surname include:
A
- Aaron Marc Stein (1906–1985), nom-de-plume of American novelist George Bagby
- Abby Stein (born 1991), transgender activist, writer, and public speaker
- Allan Stein, nephew of Gertrude Stein and the title of a novel by Matthew Stadler
- Alon Stein (born 1991), Israeli basketball player
- Andrew Stein (born 1945), American politician
- Andy Stein, American saxophone and violin player
- Arthur Stein (political scientist) (born 1950), American professor of political science
- Aurel Stein (1862–1943), Hungarian-British archaeologist
B
- Ben Stein (born 1944), American actor, writer, and attorney
- Blake Stein (born 1973), American baseball pitcher
- Boris Shtein (or Stein) (1892–1961), Soviet diplomat
- Brian Stein (born 1957), English association football player
- Burton Stein (1926–1996), American historian
C
D
E
F
- Freimut Stein (1924–1986), German figure skater
- Fritz Stein (1879–1961), German theologian, conductor, musicologist and church musician
G
- Garth Stein (born 1964), American author, film producer, playwright, and teacher
- Georg Stein (1909–1980s), German chess master
- Gertrude Stein (1874–1947), American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector
- Gladys Marie Stein (1900-1989) American author and composer
- Gordon Stein (1941–1996), American author, physiologist, and activist
- Greg Stein (born 1967), American programmer, speaker, and open-source software advocate
H
J
- Jason Stein, American college baseball coach
- James Stein (c.1804–1877), Australian pastoralist
- Jake Stein (born 1994), Australian rules footballer
- Jimmy Stein (1907–?), Scottish association footballer
- Jill Stein (born 1950), American politician and presidential candidate
- Josh Stein (born 1966), American politician
- Jock Stein (1922–1985), Scottish football manager
- Johann Andreas Stein (1728–1792), German maker of keyboard instruments
- John Stein (disambiguation)
- Joseph Allen Stein (1912–2001), American architect
- Jules C. Stein (1896–1981), American musician, physician, and business leader
K
L
M
P
R
S
V
W
Fictional characters
- Chase Stein, a superhero in the Marvel Comics series Runaways
- Franken Stein, a mad scientist in the manga and anime series Soul Eater
- Franny K. Stein, the titular character of an ongoing children's series by Jim Benton
- Martin Stein, one half of the original incarnation of the DC comics superhero Firestorm
- Philip "Cockeye" Stein, fictional character of the 1952 novel The Hoods and the 1984 movie Once Upon a Time in America
See also
- Stine, a surname and given name
Notes and References
- Web site: Stein - Wiktionary.
- Book: Black, George F. . 1993 . 1946 . The Surnames of Scotland . Edinburgh . New York Public Library/Birlinn . 746 . 1-874744-07-6 . Syncopated form of STEVEN..