Given name & surname

Epstein

Epstein is a surname from German. It is used in English, German, and Portuguese.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Epstein comes from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From German Epstein.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Epstein’s family of names

In English usage, Epstein as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with EPSHTEYN. In English usage, Epstein as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Azerbaijani form Epşteyn. In Greek usage, Epstein as a surname is a transliteration of Έπστεϊν.

Walk Epstein’s family in the name graph

EpsteinΈπστεϊνEppsteinЭпштейнEpshteynإِبِشْتِينُЕпста́йн엡스타인エプスタインΈπστινეპსტეინიЭпштэ́йнEpşteynԷփշթեյն

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Epstein has relatives in 11 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.

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18 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

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