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

Eschenburg, 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 Eschenburg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eschenburg in America

Eschenburg is the 56310th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eschenburg surname appeared 363 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 Eschenburg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eschenburg 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 Eschenburg

The surname Eschenburg is believed to have originated in Germany, with the earliest known references dating back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Old German words "asch" meaning ash tree and "burg" meaning fortress or castle, indicating that the name likely referred to a settlement or fortified place near an ash tree or ash forest.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in medieval German chronicles from the late 13th century, where a knight named Konrad von Eschenburg is mentioned as a participant in a military campaign. This suggests that the name was already established among the German nobility during that period.

In the 14th century, the name appears in various legal documents and property records from the German states of Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate, indicating that families bearing the Eschenburg name had settled in those regions. Some of the earliest known variations of the spelling include Eschenborg, Eschenborch, and Aschenburch.

The Eschenburg surname is also associated with several notable figures throughout history. One such individual was Johann Joachim Eschenburg (1743-1820), a German scholar and writer who served as a professor at the University of Brunswick and authored works on literature and aesthetics.

Another prominent bearer of the name was Karl Eschenburg (1900-1947), a German jurist and politician who briefly served as the Minister of Justice in the post-World War II government of the Soviet-occupied zone of Germany.

In the 19th century, a family of Eschenburgs gained recognition for their contributions to the field of engineering and industry. This included Wilhelm Eschenburg (1814-1899), a German industrialist and inventor who developed innovations in the production of steel and iron.

While the name Eschenburg is primarily associated with Germany, it has also been found in other European countries, such as the Netherlands and Belgium, likely due to migration patterns. However, the origins and earliest documented instances of the surname can be traced back to the German-speaking regions of Central Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eschenburg

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

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

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