Steiner

See also: steiner

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Steiner.

Proper noun

Steiner (countable and uncountable, plural Steiners)

1. A surname from German.
2. A ghost town in Monroe County, Michigan, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States.

Derived terms

• Steinerian
• Steiner point
• Steiner's spiral nematode
• Steiner system
• Steiner tree
• Steiner triple

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Steiner is the 1511^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 23735 individuals. Steiner is most common among White (94.64%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Steiner”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

German

Proper noun

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

1. a surname