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Eckstein

Eckstein is a surname of German origin, meaning "cornerstone" (eck means 'corner', and stein means 'stone'). According to information gleaned from the U.S. Census, around 2,500 people in the United States have the surname Eckstein. Notable people with the surname include:

  • 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
  • Hermann Eckstein (1847–1893), German-born mining magnate and banker in South Africa
  • John Eckstein (1736–1817), German artist
  • Otto Eckstein (1927–1984), German-born economist at Harvard University, and member of the U.S. President's Council of Economic Advisers
  • Rudolf Eckstein (1915–near 1939), German rower
  • Péter Eckstein-Kovács (born 1956), Romanian politician
  • Peter A. Eckstein, American president of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers