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

Eisenberger, 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 Eisenberger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eisenberger in America

Eisenberger is the 34835th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eisenberger surname appeared 648 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 Eisenberger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eisenberger 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 Eisenberger

The surname Eisenberger is of German origin and dates back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the German words "eisen," meaning iron, and "berg," meaning mountain or hill. The name likely referred to someone who lived near an iron mine or who worked as an iron miner or blacksmith.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Eisenberger can be found in various German records from the 13th and 14th centuries. One notable example is a reference to a Johann Eisenberger, who was a blacksmith in the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in the year 1352.

The name Eisenberger was also closely associated with the mining town of Eisenberg in Thuringia, Germany. It is believed that many individuals who lived or worked in this area adopted the surname Eisenberger, which eventually spread to other regions of Germany and beyond.

In the 16th century, a prominent figure named Hans Eisenberger was a successful merchant and landowner in the city of Nuremberg. He was born in 1525 and became a respected member of the city's elite.

During the 17th century, a family of Eisenbergers settled in the region of Alsace, which was then part of the Holy Roman Empire. One notable individual from this family was Johann Georg Eisenberger, who was born in 1675 and served as a military officer during the Nine Years' War.

In the 19th century, a famous scholar and linguist named Moritz Eisenberger lived in Austria. He was born in 1812 and made significant contributions to the study of the Germanic languages and their historical development.

As the name Eisenberger spread throughout the German-speaking regions of Europe, it also found its way to other parts of the world through emigration. Today, individuals bearing the surname Eisenberger can be found in various countries, including the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eisenberger

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

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

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