Name at birth: Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen. Father was of Dutch and Irish extraction; mother is of Italian extraction.Despite his last name having a Jewish ring, Springsteen is actually half Irish, half Italian and was raised Catholic.
Hope that answers your questions. ~Pandora~
Perhaps I was ill-informed. Someone convincingly told me it was: “Springstein -> Springsteen”.
Let’s just wait for Wikipedia to establish the facts....