Find out how popular the last name Adelberg is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Adelberg.

Adelberg, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Adelberg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Adelberg in America

Adelberg is the 77522nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Adelberg surname appeared 247 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Adelberg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Adelberg to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Adelberg

The surname Adelberg has its origins in Germany, where it first emerged in the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old German words "adal" meaning noble, and "berg" meaning hill or mountain, suggesting that the name may have been initially associated with a noble family or an individual who resided in a hilly or mountainous region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Adelberg can be found in the historic records of the city of Nuremberg, where an individual named Conradus Adelberg was mentioned as a burgher (citizen) in the year 1349. This suggests that the name was already well-established in the region by the mid-14th century.

In the 15th century, the name appears in various manuscripts and documents from the region of Bavaria, including references to an Albrecht Adelberg, a prominent merchant and landowner who lived in the town of Landshut between 1421 and 1487. His descendants continued to use the surname, and it became more widely spread throughout southern Germany.

During the 16th century, the name Adelberg was also found in records from the city of Augsburg, where a notable figure named Hans Adelberg (1523-1598) was a respected scholar and theologian who played a significant role in the Reformation movement in Germany.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Adelberg family settled in the region of Saxony, where they gained prominence as landowners and officials. One notable member was Friedrich Adelberg (1632-1701), who served as a magistrate in the city of Leipzig and was involved in various legal reforms.

As the name spread across different regions of Germany, variations in spelling emerged, including Adelberger, Adelbrecht, and Adelbert. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remained rooted in the concepts of nobility and geographic features.

Other notable individuals with the surname Adelberg throughout history include:

1. Katharina Adelberg (1854-1935), a German writer and feminist activist.
2. Ernst Adelberg (1893-1972), a German-American biochemist and microbiologist.
3. Rudolf Adelberg (1904-1977), a German-American conductor and composer.
4. Otto Adelberg (1906-1992), a German-American mathematician and computer scientist.
5. Günter Adelberg (1920-2005), a German actor and theater director.

While the surname Adelberg may have evolved and spread across different regions over time, its historical roots can be traced back to the noble and geographic origins of its earliest bearers in medieval Germany.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Adelberg

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Adelberg.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Adelberg was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Adelberg has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Adelberg was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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