Eckstein
Eckstein is a surname of German origin, meaning "cornerstone" (eck means 'corner', and stein means 'stone').[1] According to information gleaned from the U.S. Census, around 2,500 people in the United States have the surname Eckstein.[2] Notable people with the surname include:
- Anna B. Eckstein (1868–1947), German peace activist
- Anne Eckstein (born 1955), Australian politician
- Arthur Eckstein, American historian
- Ashley Eckstein (born 1981), American actress and fashion designer
- Bernd Eckstein (born 1953) German ski jumper
- David Eckstein (born 1975), American baseball player
- Dieter Eckstein (born 1964), German footballer
- Emma Eckstein (1865–1924), early patient of Sigmund Freud
- Ernestine Eckstein (1941–1992), American Black, Feminist, and LGBT activist
- Ernst Eckstein (1845–1900), German humorist, novelist and poet
- Hans Eckstein (1908–1985), German water polo player
- Harry H. Eckstein (1924–1999), American political scientist
- Hermann Eckstein (1847–1893), German-born mining magnate and banker in South Africa
- John Eckstein (1736–1817), German artist
- Nathan Eckstein (1873–1945), German-born American businessman
- Otto Eckstein (1927–1984), German-born economist at Harvard University, and member of the U.S. President's Council of Economic Advisers
- Péter Eckstein-Kovács (born 1956), Romanian politician
- Rudolf Eckstein (1915–1993), German rower
- Sherrell Eckstein (1940-2023), USN, American-Guatemalan citizen and Minister, National Association of Retired Federal Employees
- Shlomo Eckstein (1929–2020), Israeli economist and President of Bar-Ilan University
- Yael Eckstein, Jewish-American CEO
- Yechiel Eckstein (1951–2019), Israeli-American rabbi
- Warren Eckstein (born 1949), American animal rights activist
See also
[edit]- Eckstein baronets, from a former baronetcy in the United Kingdom
- Nathan Eckstein Middle School, public school in Seattle, Washington
- Eckstine
- Eksteen
References
[edit]- ^ Eckstein etymology (behindthename.com)
- ^ "Eckstein (last name)". Namestatistics.com.
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