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Goldstein
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English
Etymology
One of the ornamental surnames chosen by German Jews, from en de Gold gold + de Stein stone.
Proper noun
~
en German.
en Brammhi Balarajan US interfaith communities draw on decades-long bonds to navigate Israel-Hamas War w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/22/us/us-interfaith-communities-navigate-israel-hamas-war-reaj 2023-11-22 After learning about the October 7 Hamas attack, Goldstein said she felt overwhelmed and confused at how communities could see the Hamas attack in such different lights. https://web.archive.org/web/20251119120425/https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/22/us/us-interfaith-communities-navigate-israel-hamas-war-reaj 19 November 2025
en district sub/Schwanheim city/Frankfurt am Main s/Hesse c/Germany.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Goldstein is the 1173rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 29938 individuals. Goldstein is most common among White (95.01%) individuals.
Further reading
de Frankfurt-Goldstein
French
Etymology
fr :bor de:Goldstein
fr de Goldstein.
Proper noun
fr German
German
de:
Etymology
de :af Gold<t:gold> Stein<t:Stein>
From de Gold Stein gold Stein.
Pronunciation
de [ˈɡɔltˌʃtaɪn]
de De-Goldstein.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Gold stein
Proper noun
toponym
de subdivision of the Schwanheim quarter of Frankfurt am Main s/Hesse c/Germany
de Siedlung Goldstein Frankfurt-Goldstein
de Goldstein-Ost Goldstein-West
Declension
toponym
Derived terms
de Goldsteiner
de Goldsteinerin
Proper noun
de:+ (Familienname)
surname
de
Declension
surname
Related terms
de Goldbach, de Goldmann
de Arnstein, de Bernstein, de Silberstein, de Weinstein
Italian
Etymology
it :bor de:Goldstein
it de Goldstein.
Proper noun
mfbysense
it German
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :bor de:Goldstein + 1
Proper noun
mfbysense
pt German
Spanish
Etymology
es :bor de:Goldstein + 1
Pronunciation
+ Goldstain +
Proper noun
mfbysense
es German