Stein (surname)

Stein is a surname with different origins. It is a common German name. The name derived from German[1] ([ʃtaɪn]) means "stone" or "rock". Stein is also a Scottish name (/stiːn/; also spelled Steen), which originated as a local equivalent or variant of Steven.[2]

Notable people with the surname include:

  1. ^ "Stein - Wiktionary".
  2. ^ Black, George F. (1993) [1946]. The Surnames of Scotland. Edinburgh: New York Public Library/Birlinn. p. 746. ISBN 1-874744-07-6. Syncopated form of STEVEN.