Levinstein

Levinstein Meaning & Origin

About Levinstein
The surname Levinstein is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "Levin," meaning "lion" in Yiddish, and "stein," meaning "stone" in German. The name Levinstein can be interpreted as "lion stone" or "lion of stone." It is a relatively common Jewish surname and may have been given to individuals who were strong, courageous, or had a lion-like quality.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Levinstein is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Levinstein: 112
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 147253
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Levinstein based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LFNSTN
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L01052305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L EH1 V IH0 N S T AY0 N
🌐 IPA
/levinstein*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LFNSTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L152

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Levinstein in Braille

Here's how to represent Levinstein in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Levinstein in braille

How to sign the name Levinstein using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Levinstein using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Levinstein in sign language

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