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

Colenburg, 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 Colenburg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Colenburg in America

Colenburg is the 143149th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Colenburg surname appeared 116 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 Colenburg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Colenburg 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 Colenburg

The surname Colenburg is believed to have originated in Germany during the medieval period, specifically in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is derived from the Old Germanic words "kol" meaning coal and "burg" meaning fortified town or castle. This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with individuals living in a town or settlement centered around coal mining or related industries.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Colenburg can be found in the Cologne Cathedral archives, where a certain Henricus de Colenburg is mentioned in a document dated 1287. This indicates that the name was already in use in the Cologne area during the 13th century.

In the 15th century, the Colenburg name appears in the records of the Holy Roman Empire, with a nobleman named Johann von Colenburg serving as a knight in the imperial army during the reign of Emperor Frederick III (1415-1493).

During the Renaissance period, the name Colenburg gained prominence in the arts and literature. Matthias Colenburg (1520-1584), a renowned painter from Nuremberg, is known for his religious works and portraits commissioned by the nobility of the time.

As the Colenburg family spread across different regions of Germany, variations in the spelling of the name emerged, such as Kollenburg, Kohlenburg, and Kohlenborg. In the 17th century, a branch of the family settled in the Palatinate region, where the name was recorded as Kohlenburg.

One of the most notable figures with the Colenburg surname was Karl von Colenburg (1788-1865), a Prussian military officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars and later became a respected military strategist and writer on tactics.

Other historical figures bearing the Colenburg name include Johann Colenburg (1632-1701), a German composer and organist active in the Baroque period, and Wilhelm Colenburg (1852-1923), a German architect known for his work on several churches and public buildings in the Rhineland area.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Colenburg

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

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 Colenburg 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 Colenburg 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 Colenburg was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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