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

Hamberg, 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 Hamberg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hamberg in America

Hamberg is the 31994th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hamberg surname appeared 721 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 Hamberg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hamberg 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 Hamberg

The surname HAMBERG has its origins in Germany, where it first emerged in the Middle Ages. The name is derived from the Old German words "ham" and "berg," which together mean "home mountain" or "hill settlement."

The earliest known bearers of the HAMBERG surname lived in the mountainous regions of southern Germany, likely in the areas around the Black Forest and the Bavarian Alps. The name may have initially referred to a specific hamlet or village located on or near a prominent hill or mountain.

Historical records suggest that the HAMBERG name appears in various medieval documents dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries, though its precise origins remain uncertain. Some sources indicate that a family bearing this name was mentioned in a manuscript from the town of Freiburg im Breisgau, in what is now the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

One of the earliest known individuals with the HAMBERG surname was Johann HAMBERG, a merchant who lived in the city of Augsburg in the late 15th century. Another notable figure was Hans HAMBERG, a Protestant theologian and reformer born in Nuremberg in 1525, who played a role in the spread of Lutheranism in Germany.

In the 17th century, a family of HAMBERG nobles held lands and titles in the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, with several members serving as military officers and government officials. One of the most prominent figures from this line was Friedrich Wilhelm von HAMBERG (1670-1737), a general in the Prussian army who fought in the War of the Spanish Succession.

As the HAMBERG name spread throughout Germany and beyond, variations in spelling emerged, including HAMBERGER, HAMERBERG, and HAMMBERG. The name also found its way to other parts of Europe, such as the Netherlands and Scandinavia, where it may have been influenced by local languages and dialects.

Other notable individuals with the HAMBERG surname include Karl HAMBERG (1819-1888), a Swedish geographer and explorer who conducted extensive research in Siberia and the Arctic; and Theodor HAMBERG (1819-1854), a German composer and music theorist who made important contributions to the study of harmony and counterpoint.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hamberg

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

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

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