Americanized form of German Steinweg a topographic name for someone living at a stone (not dirt) road from Middle High German stein ‘stone’ + weg ‘path’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Steinway family from?
You can see how Steinway families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Steinway family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Steinway families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 23 Steinway families living in New York. This was about 72% of all the recorded Steinway's in USA. New York had the highest population of Steinway families in 1880.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Steinway surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1940, Salesman and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Steinway. 15% of Steinway men worked as a Salesman and 25% of Steinway women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Steinway were Machinist and Clerk. .
Between 1952 and 2003, in the United States, Steinway life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Steinway in 1952 was 41, and 84 in 2003.