American Family Name Origins:
Steinbeck
Frequency: (451)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. German: habitational name from any of various places called Steinbeck or Steinbach.
2. South German: ocupational name for a mason.
GIVEN NAMES: German 4%. Dieter, Fritz, Klaus.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
