Surname Breitenstein (Breitenstein 
) , worldwide, is quite a rare family name. The cognomen Breitenstein is habitual in Switzerland, where it is quite a rare surname, Germany, and Denmark. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Germany, the United States, and Switzerland. Much less frequently, Breitenstein is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Breitenstein | Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, United States, France |
| sebastian von breitenstein DE (b. 1465) |
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| philipp breitenstein DE (b. 1753) |
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jonas breitenstein Swiss parish priest and writer (1828-1877), CH (b. 1828) |
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carl august breitenstein Dutch painter (1864-1921), NL (b. 1864) |
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| mathias cresseri zu breitenstein AT (b. 1805) |
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ted breitenstein American Major League Baseball player, US (b. 1869) |
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| alfred breitenstein German painter (1828-1853), DE (b. 1828) |
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| louis breitenstein DE (b. 1837) |
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| heinrich breitenstein German zoologist (1848-1930), DE (b. 1848) |
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jean sala breitenstein United States federal judge, US (b. 1900) |
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| ernst breitenstein Swiss painter, CH (b. 1857) |
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| max breitenstein CZ (b. 1855) |
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| jules breitenstein (1873-1936), CH (b. 1873) |
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| karl breitenstein German farmer and politician (Thüringer Landbund), DE (b. 1888) |
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| bernhard breitenstein DE (b. 1880) |
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