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

Eggenberger, 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 Eggenberger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eggenberger in America

Eggenberger is the 47614th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eggenberger surname appeared 445 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 Eggenberger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eggenberger 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 Eggenberger

The surname Eggenberger originates from the German-speaking regions of Europe, particularly Switzerland and southern Germany. It is thought to have emerged during the late Middle Ages, around the 13th or 14th century.

The name is believed to have derived from a combination of the Old High German words "eggi" meaning "edge" or "corner," and "berg" meaning "mountain" or "hill." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near a mountain edge or in a corner of a mountainous region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Eggenberger can be found in the Alsatian town of Colmar, where a certain Hans Eggenberger is mentioned in a document dating back to 1462. Similarly, in Switzerland, a record from 1487 mentions a Jakob Eggenberger from the canton of Bern.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Eggenberger name appeared in various places across southern Germany and Switzerland. For example, a notable figure from this time was Johann Eggenberger (1537-1611), a Swiss Protestant theologian and author from Zurich.

In the 18th century, the name gained prominence with the rise of the influential Eggenberger family in the Principality of Transylvania, which was then part of the Habsburg Monarchy. One of the most notable members was Count Johann Baptist Eggenberger (1687-1748), a military commander and diplomat who served under Emperors Joseph I and Charles VI.

Another prominent individual bearing the Eggenberger name was Johann Jakob Eggenberger (1757-1835), a Swiss painter and engraver from Zurich, known for his landscape paintings and etchings of Swiss scenery.

In the 19th century, the Eggenberger name appeared in various parts of Europe, including Austria, where the composer and violinist Karl Eggenberger (1826-1891) was born in Vienna.

Throughout its history, the Eggenberger surname has been associated with various locations, such as the town of Eggenberg in Austria, which may have influenced the spelling and usage of the name in that region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eggenberger

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

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

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