Einstein Family History
Einstein Name Meaning
German: habitational name from any of various places called with a Middle High German derivative of einsteinen ‘to enclose or surround with stone’. In the unsettled social climate of the Middle Ages even relatively minor settlements were commonly surrounded with stone walls as a defense against attack. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name composed of German ein ‘one’ + Stein ‘stone’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022