Steiner Family History

Steiner Surname Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): agent derivative of Stein. It is both an occupational name for someone who worked with stone (a quarryman, stonecutter, or stonemason) and a topographic name for someone who lived on stony ground or near a prominent outcrop of rock.

As a Jewish surname, it can also be artificial, distributed at random by Austrian clerks. This surname is also found elsewhere in Europe, e.g. in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Czechia, Croatia, and Slovenia (see also 4 below).

German: occupational name from Middle High German steinen ‘to set in precious stones, gems, boundary stones’ for a goldsmith, paver, or a land surveyor.

German: habitational name for someone from any of the places called Steinau. Germanized form of various Slavic adaptations of the German surname (see 1 above) such as Czech and Slovenian Šteiner, Štajnar, and Štajner (see Stainer and Stayner).

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Stenner, Stein, Stebner, Steiber, Seiner, Steiger, Steimer, Stier, Feiner, Steier

226K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
34K	Military Records
31K	Immigration Records
89K	Census and Voter Lists
361K	Member Trees

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Where is the Steiner family from?

You can see how Steiner families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Steiner family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Steiner families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 17 Steiner families living in Saskatchewan. This was about 38% of all the recorded Steiner's in Canada. Saskatchewan had the highest population of Steiner families in 1911.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Steiner surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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What did your Steiner ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Domestic were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Steiner. 69% of Steiner men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Steiner women worked as a Domestic.

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Farmer

69%

Salesman

11%

Laborer

11%

Presser

11%

Domestic

100%

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Census Record

There are 89K census records available for the last name Steiner. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Steiner census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 31K immigration records available for the last name Steiner. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 34K military records available for the last name Steiner. For the veterans among your Steiner ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Steiner lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Steiner life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1949. The average life expectancy for Steiner in 1943 was 69, and 77 in 2004.

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Steiner Surname Meaning

German: occupational name from Middle High German steinen ‘to set in precious stones, gems, boundary stones’ for a goldsmith, paver, or a land surveyor.

Compare Stiner.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Steiner family from?

What did your Steiner ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Domestic were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Steiner. 69% of Steiner men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Steiner women worked as a Domestic.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

69%

Salesman

11%

Laborer

11%

Presser

11%

Domestic

100%

What Steiner family records will you find?

What is the average Steiner lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Steiner life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1949. The average life expectancy for Steiner in 1943 was 69, and 77 in 2004.

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742,000 record(s) for Steiner

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Where is the Steiner family from?

What did your Steiner ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

Top Female Occupations In 1921

What Steiner family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Steiner lifespan?

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