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

Kallenberger, 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 Kallenberger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kallenberger in America

Kallenberger is the 49914th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kallenberger surname appeared 420 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 Kallenberger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kallenberger 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 Kallenberger

The surname Kallenberger is of German origin, tracing its roots back to the 16th century in the regions of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. It is believed to have derived from the German word "Kallen," which means "bald" or "bare," combined with the word "Berg," meaning "mountain" or "hill."

This suggests that the name may have originally referred to a person who lived on a bare or treeless hill or mountain. Alternatively, it could have been a descriptive surname given to someone who was bald or had a receding hairline.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the town records of Heilbronn, in what is now Baden-Württemberg, where a certain Hans Kallenberger is mentioned in a document dated 1542.

In the 17th century, the name can be found in various church records and tax rolls in the region, with variations in spelling such as Kallenberg, Kallenberjer, and Kallenberger.

Notable historical figures bearing this surname include Johann Kallenberger (1597-1669), a Lutheran theologian and writer from Saxony, and Wilhelm Kallenberger (1830-1901), a German-born American businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Wheeling, West Virginia in the late 19th century.

Other individuals of note include Konrad Kallenberger (1887-1957), a German composer and music educator, and Erich Kallenberger (1911-1995), a German-born American engineer who played a crucial role in the development of radar technology during World War II.

In more recent times, the name Kallenberger has been associated with several accomplished individuals, such as Hans-Joachim Kallenberger (born 1939), a German former cyclist and Olympic medalist, and Katrin Kallenberger (born 1976), a German actress and television presenter.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kallenberger

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

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

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