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Steiner Name 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 ). Compare Stiner .

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

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

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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.

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What did your Steiner ancestors do for a living?

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

Farmer
69%
Salesman
11%
Laborer
11%
Presser
11%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

Domestic
100%

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Census Records

There are 89,000 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 Lists

There are 31,000 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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Draft Cards

There are 34,000 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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