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

Kienbaum, 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 Kienbaum surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kienbaum in America

Kienbaum is the 52267th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kienbaum surname appeared 397 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 Kienbaum.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kienbaum 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 Kienbaum

The surname KIENBAUM is of German origin, originating in the regions that are now modern-day Germany. It is believed to have originated sometime in the late medieval period, around the 14th or 15th century.

KIENBAUM is a locational surname, meaning it likely derived from a specific place name. The name is thought to be a combination of the German words "Kien" meaning pine and "Baum" meaning tree, suggesting it may have originated from a place with a notable pine tree or pine forest.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the KIENBAUM surname dates back to 1442, when a Johannes Kienbaum was mentioned in a land registry document from the town of Mühlhausen in Thuringia, Germany. This suggests the name was already established in the region by the mid-15th century.

In the 16th century, the KIENBAUM name appears in several church records from the town of Magdeburg in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. These records include the birth of Hans Kienbaum in 1532 and the marriage of Anna Kienbaum in 1578.

One notable historical figure with the KIENBAUM surname was Johann Christian Kienbaum (1720-1789), a German theologian and author who served as a pastor in the town of Angermünde, Brandenburg.

Another prominent individual was Friedrich Wilhelm Kienbaum (1837-1907), a German industrialist and entrepreneur who founded the Kienbaum engineering company in Berlin in the late 19th century.

In the 20th century, Karl Kienbaum (1899-1977) was a German lawyer and politician who served as a member of the German Bundestag from 1949 to 1965.

Other notable individuals with the KIENBAUM surname include the German artist and painter Rudolf Kienbaum (1901-1990) and the German composer and musician Wolfgang Kienbaum (1927-2020).

Throughout its history, the KIENBAUM name has maintained its German roots and has been predominantly found in regions of Germany and areas with significant German immigration.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kienbaum

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

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

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