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

Eisenbach, 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 Eisenbach surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eisenbach in America

Eisenbach is the 37993rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eisenbach surname appeared 584 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 Eisenbach.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eisenbach 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 Eisenbach

The surname Eisenbach is of German origin, derived from the words 'eisen' meaning 'iron' and 'bach' meaning 'stream' or 'brook'. It likely originated as a topographic name referring to an iron-rich stream or brook in the region where the earliest bearers lived.

The name can be traced back to the 13th century in the southern German regions of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. Early recorded instances include Heinricus Isenbach in records from Freiburg im Breisgau, dated 1275, and Cunradus Isenbach in records from Augsburg, dated 1297.

In the 14th century, the name appears in various spellings such as Isenbache, Isenbach, and Eysenbach in records from various parts of southern Germany. A notable early bearer was Jörg Eisenbach, a prominent merchant and landowner in Nürnberg, who lived from around 1330 to 1395.

By the 15th century, the name had spread to other parts of Germany, with records showing Eisenbachs in regions like Saxony and Thuringia. One of the earliest known bearers from this period was Hans Eisenbach, a blacksmith from Leipzig who lived from around 1425 to 1492.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various historical records, including the Kirchenbücher (church records) of several German towns and villages. A notable bearer from this era was Martin Eisenbach, a Protestant reformer and theologian from Ulm, who lived from 1536 to 1602.

Other notable Eisenbachs throughout history include Johann Andreas Eisenbach (1661-1727), a German composer and organist; Friedrich Eisenbach (1799-1880), a German jurist and politician; and Rudolf Eisenbach (1888-1945), a German architect and urban planner.

While the name Eisenbach is most commonly found in Germany, it has also been recorded in other German-speaking regions such as Austria and Switzerland, as well as in areas with significant German immigration, like parts of the United States and Canada.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eisenbach

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

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

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