Steinberg

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Steinberg.

Proper noun

Steinberg (plural Steinbergs)

  1. A surname from German.
    • 2025 July 8, Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert, “Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot goes on an antisemitic rant”, in Business Insider[1]:
      A woman using the byline Cindy Steinberg has previously published Substack posts under the username "Radical Reflections." However, it's unclear if the woman in the TikTok screenshot is the same person or whether she has made any public comments celebrating or otherwise dismissing the Texas floods, which have left over 100 people dead.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Steinberg is the 2841st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12709 individuals. Steinberg is most common among White (95.32%) individuals.

See also

German

Etymology

From Stein +‎ Berg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌbɛʁk], [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌbɛrç]
  • Hyphenation: Stein‧berg
  • Rhymes: -ɛʁk

Proper noun

Steinberg n (proper noun, genitive Steinbergs or (optionally with an article) Steinberg)

  1. Any of a number of places in Germany and Austria

Declension

Derived terms

Proper noun

Steinberg m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Steinbergs or (with an article) Steinberg, feminine genitive Steinberg, plural Steinbergs)

  1. a surname

Declension