Stein is a surname with different origins. It is a common German-Jewish name. The name derived from German ([ʃtaɪn]) means "stone" or "rock", the Scottish name (/stiːn/; also Steen) a form of Steven.
Notable people with the surname include:
Aaron Marc Stein, nom de plume of American novelist George Bagby (1906–1985)
Abby Stein (born 1991), Transgender activist, writer, and public speaker
Allan Stein, nephew of Gertrude Stein and the title of a novel by Matthew Stadler
Alon Stein (born 1991), Israeli basketball player
Andrew Stein (born 1945), American politician
Andy Stein, American saxophone and violin player
Arthur Stein, American professor of political science
Aurel Stein (1862–1943), Hungarian-British archaeologist
Ben Stein (born 1944), American actor, writer, and attorney
Blake Stein (born 1973), American baseball pitcher
Boris Shtein (or Stein) (1892–1961), Soviet diplomat
Brian Stein (born 1957), English association football player
Burton Stein (1926–1996), American historian
Charles Stein (disambiguation), several people
Charlotte von Stein (1742–1827), lady-in-waiting at the court in Weimar
Clarence Stein (1882–1975), American urban planner, architect, and writer
Colin Stein (born 1947), Scottish footballer
Chris Stein (born 1950), American guitarist
Daniel Stein (disambiguation), several people
David Stein (disambiguation), several people
Dieter Stein (born 1967), German journalist
Edith Stein (1891–1942), German-Jewish philosopher
Eduardo Stein (born 1945), Guatemalan diplomat and politician
Elias M. Stein (born 1931), American mathematician
Ernst Stein (1891–1945), Austrian Byzantinist
Erwin Stein (1885–1958), Austrian musician and writer
Freimut Stein (1924–1986), German figure skater
Fritz Stein 1879–1961), German theologian, conductor, musicologist and church musician
Garth Stein (born 1964), American author, film producer, playwright, and teacher
Gertrude Stein (1874–1947), American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector
Gordon Stein (1941–1996), American author, physiologist, and activist
Greg Stein (born 1967), american programmer, speaker, and open-source software advocate
Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein (1757–1831), Prussian statesman
Herb Stein (1898–1980), American football player
Herbert Stein (1916–1999), American economist
Herman Stein (1915–2007), American composer
Horst Stein (1928–2008), German conductor
Jason Stein, American college baseball coach
James Stein (c1804-1877), Australian pastoralist
Jake Stein (born 1994), Australian rules footballer
Jimmy Stein (1907–?), Scottish association footballer
Jill Stein (born 1950), American politician and presidential candidate
Jock Stein, Scottish football manager
Johann Andreas Stein (1728–1792), German maker of keyboard instruments
John Stein (disambiguation)
Joseph Allen Stein (1912–2001), American architect
Jules C. Stein (1896–1981), American musician, physician, and business leader
Karl Stein (mathematician) (1913–2000), German mathematician
Konrad Stein (1892–1960), German wrestler
Leo Stein (1872-1947), American art critic and brother of Gertrude Stein
Leon Stein (1910-2002), American composer and music analyst
Leonid Stein, Soviet chess grandmaster
Peter Stein (born 1937), German theatre and opera director
Philip Stein (born 1919), American painter
Rick Stein (born 1947), English chef, restaurateur and television presenter
Robert Stein (disambiguation), several people
Samuel Friedrich Stein (1818–1885), Czech entomologist
Sönke Stein (born 1977), German carpenter
William A. Stein (born 1974), American mathematician
William Howard Stein (1911–1980), American biochemist
