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

Heningburg, 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 Heningburg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Heningburg in America

Heningburg is the 114424th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Heningburg surname appeared 153 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 Heningburg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Heningburg 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 Heningburg

The surname Heningburg is believed to have its origins in the Low German region of northern Germany and the Netherlands. It likely emerged in the late medieval period, around the 12th to 14th centuries. Derived from the Old Low German words "heno" meaning "chicken" and "burg" meaning "fortress" or "town," the name may have initially referred to a person who lived in a town or fortified settlement associated with poultry or chicken farming.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Heningburg appears in the Bremisches Urkundenbuch, a collection of historical documents from the city of Bremen, dating back to the 13th century. A certain "Johannes Heningburg" is mentioned in a deed from 1287, suggesting the name's use in that region during that time period.

In the 15th century, a variant spelling "Heneingburgh" is found in the records of the Hanseatic League, a powerful medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Northern Europe. This indicates the name's presence among the mercantile class of the time.

Another notable early bearer of the name was Hans Heningburg, a 16th-century Protestant reformer and theologian born in Lübeck, Germany, in 1492. He played a role in the spread of Lutheranism in the Baltic region and wrote several influential theological works.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Heningburg family is recorded in the Dutch province of Friesland, where they were landowners and prominent members of the local gentry. One such individual was Pieter Heningburg (1619-1693), who served as a magistrate and held various public offices in the city of Leeuwarden.

The name also appears in historical records from other parts of Northern Europe, such as the Danish island of Zealand, where a certain Niels Heningburg (1734-1810) was a successful merchant and ship owner based in Copenhagen.

These are just a few examples of the historical presence of the surname Heningburg, which although relatively uncommon, has left traces in various regions and contexts throughout the centuries, reflecting its probable origins in the Low German-speaking areas of northern Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Heningburg

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

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

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