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 speakerAllan Stein, nephew of Gertrude Stein and the title of a novel by Matthew StadlerAlon Stein (born 1991), Israeli basketball playerAndrew Stein (born 1945), American politicianAndy Stein, American saxophone and violin playerArthur Stein, American professor of political scienceAurel Stein (1862–1943), Hungarian-British archaeologistBen Stein (born 1944), American actor, writer, and attorneyBlake Stein (born 1973), American baseball pitcherBoris Shtein (or Stein) (1892–1961), Soviet diplomatBrian Stein (born 1957), English association football playerBurton Stein (1926–1996), American historianCharles Stein (disambiguation), several peopleCharlotte von Stein (1742–1827), lady-in-waiting at the court in WeimarClarence Stein (1882–1975), American urban planner, architect, and writerColin Stein (born 1947), Scottish footballerChris Stein (born 1950), American guitaristDaniel Stein (disambiguation), several peopleDavid Stein (disambiguation), several peopleDieter Stein (born 1967), German journalistEdith Stein (1891–1942), German-Jewish philosopherEduardo Stein (born 1945), Guatemalan diplomat and politicianElias M. Stein (born 1931), American mathematicianErnst Stein (1891–1945), Austrian ByzantinistErwin Stein (1885–1958), Austrian musician and writerFreimut Stein (1924–1986), German figure skaterFritz Stein 1879–1961), German theologian, conductor, musicologist and church musicianGarth Stein (born 1964), American author, film producer, playwright, and teacherGertrude Stein (1874–1947), American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collectorGordon Stein (1941–1996), American author, physiologist, and activistGreg Stein (born 1967), american programmer, speaker, and open-source software advocateHeinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein (1757–1831), Prussian statesmanHerb Stein (1898–1980), American football playerHerbert Stein (1916–1999), American economistHerman Stein (1915–2007), American composerHorst Stein (1928–2008), German conductorJason Stein, American college baseball coachJames Stein (c1804-1877), Australian pastoralistJake Stein (born 1994), Australian rules footballerJimmy Stein (1907–?), Scottish association footballerJill Stein (born 1950), American politician and presidential candidateJock Stein, Scottish football managerJohann Andreas Stein (1728–1792), German maker of keyboard instrumentsJohn Stein (disambiguation)Joseph Allen Stein (1912–2001), American architectJules C. Stein (1896–1981), American musician, physician, and business leaderKarl Stein (mathematician) (1913–2000), German mathematicianKonrad Stein (1892–1960), German wrestlerLeo Stein (1872-1947), American art critic and brother of Gertrude SteinLeon Stein (1910-2002), American composer and music analystLeonid Stein, Soviet chess grandmasterPeter Stein (born 1937), German theatre and opera directorPhilip Stein (born 1919), American painterRick Stein (born 1947), English chef, restaurateur and television presenterRobert Stein (disambiguation), several peopleSamuel Friedrich Stein (1818–1885), Czech entomologistSönke Stein (born 1977), German carpenterWilliam A. Stein (born 1974), American mathematicianWilliam Howard Stein (1911–1980), American biochemist