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

Falkenberg, 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 Falkenberg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Falkenberg in America

Falkenberg is the 24370th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Falkenberg surname appeared 1,028 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 Falkenberg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Falkenberg 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 Falkenberg

The surname Falkenberg originates from Germany and can be traced back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Old German words "falke," meaning falcon, and "berg," meaning mountain or hill, suggesting that the name may have been given to someone who lived near a hill where falcons were found.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Falkenberg appears in the Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis, a collection of historical documents from the Margraviate of Brandenburg, dating back to the 13th century. This suggests that the name was prevalent in the region during that time.

In the 14th century, the name Falkenberg was mentioned in the Historische Handschriften, a compilation of historical manuscripts from various regions of Germany. This further solidifies the name's long-standing presence in German history.

The earliest known individual with the surname Falkenberg was Hans Falkenberg, a German knight who lived in the late 13th century. Another notable figure was Johann Falkenberg, a German theologian and philosopher who was born in 1364 and died in 1418.

In the 16th century, the name Falkenberg was associated with a noble family from the town of Falkenberg in Bavaria. One of the most prominent members of this family was Christoph Falkenberg (1516-1588), a German jurist and statesman who served as a councilor to the prince-electors of Brandenburg.

Moving forward to the 17th century, we find the name Falkenberg in the records of the Thirty Years' War, with Joachim Falkenberg (1602-1678) being a notable German military officer who fought for the Protestant cause during the conflict.

In more recent history, the name Falkenberg has been associated with several influential individuals, including Johann Paul Falkenberg (1848-1925), a German architect who designed numerous buildings in the Neo-Renaissance style, and Hanna Falkenberg (1916-1996), a Swedish actress and singer who gained popularity in the 1940s and 1950s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Falkenberg

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

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

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