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

Katzenberg, 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 Katzenberg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Katzenberg in America

Katzenberg is the 97671st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Katzenberg surname appeared 186 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 Katzenberg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Katzenberg 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 Katzenberg

The surname Katzenberg is of German origin, originating in the Middle Ages. It is derived from the German words "Katze" meaning cat and "Berg" meaning mountain or hill. The name likely referred to a person who lived near a hill or mountain where wildcats or other feline creatures were found.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the 15th century in the town records of Mainz, Germany, where a merchant named Hans Katzenberg is mentioned. The surname was also found in various German church records and tax rolls from the 16th and 17th centuries in regions such as Bavaria and Saxony.

In the 18th century, a notable bearer of the name was Johann Katzenberg, a German philosopher and theologian born in 1723 in Nuremberg. His works on ethics and moral philosophy were widely studied in universities across Europe.

Another historically significant figure was Wilhelm Katzenberg, a Prussian military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. Born in 1785 in Berlin, he rose to the rank of General and was awarded the prestigious Iron Cross for his bravery in the Battle of Leipzig in 1813.

During the 19th century, the Katzenberg name spread across German-speaking regions of Europe, including Austria and Switzerland. One prominent individual was Franz Katzenberg, an Austrian painter and sculptor born in 1829 in Vienna. His artwork depicting Alpine landscapes and rural scenes is housed in several museums in Austria and Germany.

In the early 20th century, a notable bearer of the name was Hans Katzenberg, a German architect born in 1895 in Munich. He was instrumental in the construction of several iconic buildings in Berlin during the Weimar Republic era, including the Tempelhof Airport and the Schaubühne theater.

As the Katzenberg surname originated in Germany, it is not surprising that it does not appear in historical records such as the Domesday Book, which was a survey of land ownership in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Katzenberg

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

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

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