Eckstein Family History
Eckstein Name Meaning
German: from Middle High German ecke ‘corner’ + stein ‘stone rock’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a stonemason or bricklayer or a topographic name for someone who lived by a rocky outcrop. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Eckstein ‘cornerstone’ (see 1 above).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022