Steinmetz
surname · Latin script
Meaning, in German: stonemason (male or of unspecified gender)
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈstaɪnmɛts/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Steinmetz is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Germany than in any other country.
- DEGermany≈1 in 8.1K(inferred from the name graph)
- USUnited States1 in 41K
- ILIsrael1 in 17Kas שטיינמץ
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Steinmetz itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Germany (inferred from the name graph)
- 2 (measured from records)
- Sources
- 356 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 8.1K (inferred from the name graph)
≈9,900 people, est.
recorded for this name
Highest-authority source
Germany, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
Locally spelled שטיינמץ in IL Israel.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
stonemason (male or of unspecified gender)
Sources 1
- kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Attested across 3 languages in the etymology graph.
How Steinmetz is read(measured from records)
Steinmetz is one spelling over 3 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 2 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.
- English61%
stonemason.
as a nameEncyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history]
- German17%
stonemason (male or of unspecified gender)
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Berufsname: Steinmetz, Arbeiter im Steinbruch, beim Bau oder in der Bildhauerei. Bearer count: 4240.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen
Berufsname: Steinmetz / Steinbearbeiter; 4240 Träger.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen
tional name for a mason or worker in stone, Ger. Steinmetz stonemason (MHG steinmetze, OHG steinmezzo, a cpd of stein Stone and mezzo Mason). Vars.: Ger.: Stainmetz, Stamitz. Jewish: Stienmetz, Stienmets. Dims.: Ger.: Steinmetzel, Steinmeissel, Steinmassel.
as a nameThe Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles
- French8.7%
No dictionary in our sources glosses Steinmetz in French.
The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Steinmetz counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE Germany | #684 | ≈9,900 est. | ≈1 in 8.1K | listed | Steinmetz | 168 |
| US United States | — | 8,032 | 1 in 41K | 8.1K | Steinmetz | 356 |
| FR France | — | ≈2,400 est. | ≈1 in 28K | 294 | — | 5 |
| RO Romania | #890 | ≈2,100 est. | ≈1 in 10K | — | Steinmetz | 6 |
| ID Indonesia | — | ≈1,200 est. | ≈1 in 231K | — | Steinmetz | 6 |
| AT Austria | — | ≈740 est. | ≈1 in 12K | — | Steinmetz | 44 |
| IL Israel | — | 521as שטיינמץ | 1 in 17K | 521 | שטיינמץ | 36 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020; the dfa-band-5 register; CBS Israel — Family names in Israel, 2017 ("שמות משפחה בישראל 2017"); INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Karl Friedrich von Steinmetzb. 1796DEPrussian general (1796–1877)
- Charles Proteus Steinmetzb. 1865USPrussian-American mathematician, electrical engineer (1865–1923)
- Thérèse Steinmetzb. 1933NLDutch singer (born 1933)
- David Steinmetzb. 1936USAmerican historian
- János Steinmetzb. 1947HUHungarian water polo player (1947-2007)
- Beny Steinmetzb. 1956ILIsraeli businessman
- Richard Steinmetzb. 1959USAmerican actor
- Matthias Steinmetzb. 1966DEGerman astronomer
- Barnabás Steinmetzb. 1975HUHungarian water polo player and coach
- Ádám Steinmetzb. 1980HUHungarian water polo player, politician (1980)
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 30 sources across 19 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 8.1K | #4,250 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 8K | #4,426 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 7.7K | #4,245 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 449 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 446 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 381 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 347 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 339 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 336 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 321 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 294 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1901 | 269 | — |
Reference works 4
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Steinmetz mean, and where does it come from?
- stonemason (male or of unspecified gender) Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
- How do you pronounce Steinmetz?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈstaɪnmɛts/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Steinmetz have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 9.9 thousand people named Steinmetz in Germany, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled steinmetz.
- How common is the name Steinmetz?
- In the United States, the national register counted 8,032 people named Steinmetz in 2010, about 1 in 41 thousand residents.
- How common is Steinmetz compared with other names?
- In Germany, Steinmetz is the 684th most common surname of 765,306 surnames recorded there.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Steinmetz” — the 684th most common surname in Germany. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.