About the Shteyn Surname

In old registers, Shteyn often stands in for Stein. Its meaning, shared with Stein, is “Stone, rock”.

Records show Shteyn as one of the forms Stein took over time. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. The same family of names includes Steyn, Sten and Steen.

Arms linked to Stein and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Shteyn report, with a museum-style coat of arms.